The offensive of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region stopped the promotion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and rescued Pokrovsk - Syrsky (maps)
That is, the active actions ended in ten directions then, because the enemy gradually went to the Kursk direction from those directions, " - said the chief. Sirsky called the Kursk operation" incredible "and" brilliant ". " You remember what was the situation, what is the moral situation. The enemy came then. The moral and psychological state of our servicemen was, say, depressed, almost everywhere. We did not advance and resigned to the idea that we only need to be defended now.
And here we managed to carry out that brilliant offensive operation, "he said. He also emphasized that the events in the Kurshchyna directly influenced the situation in the East:" This offensive was actually rescued by Pokrovsk, Toretsk, and the times of Yar, and Kupjansk, estuary, all other directions. " Russian military, among them - the most powerful groups of the army of the Russian Federation.
We hold positions, but yes, the situation is difficult there - really difficult, but we take all measures to keep the city under control. The enemy carries a fierce loss there [in Pokrovsk]. Daily in Pokrovsk the greatest number of attacks of the enemy, " - summed up the commander -in -chief. Recall that Alexander Sirsky explained how the Russians entered the rear of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region.