The Armed Forces had three tank shots: Western media ridiculed the defense of the Russian Federation in Kursk region
According to the newspaper, the Ukrainian military "quickly dealt with one of the pyramids of three tank shells", and then rushed through a break on armored vehicles. "Border Protection", mostly Russian, or ran away or captured. "For two and a half years, Russia has not built a single line of defense," said 33-year-old commander of the Ukrainian platoon for the Janik call sign.
For several days, the Armed Forces made a lightning offensive and seized more than 2 dozen villages, shocking Russia and cheering in Ukraine. "The offensive also raised the issue among military analysts about how stable Russia is in living force and weapons at most of the rest of the front line.
Now Russia is trying to restrain Ukrainian promotions, but some Ukrainian soldiers who were waiting for an accession to the battle from the territory of Sumy region were told that they have been withdrawn from already worn units on the Eastern Front in Ukraine, which indicates that Kiev has already faced the problems of finding fresh troops to keep the momentum, "the newspaper writes.
The Wall Street Journal notes that fast maneuvers in Kurshchyna remind Ukraine's last successful counter-offensive in Kharkiv region in 2022, and the invasion of Kursk is an insult to Putin "All more or less satisfied with how everything is going. Soldier under the call sign "Pokémon". He added that he expected tougher resistance. "Basically, these were children who were serving," he said of the soldiers they faced. His detachment took three prisoners, the youngest of them 19 years old.
Pokémon said that the invasion could strengthen Ukraine's position by giving Kiev the opportunity to trade with Russia. Despite the achievements, he warned that it would be difficult to keep Ukrainian units in Russia, "he said. Another soldier said that the offensive will accelerate the end of the war. " This is Russia's first war in its territory since World War II " , - "Everyone was afraid of Russia. .