After eight grueling months of resistance in Russian territory, the Ukrainian stronghold in the Kursk region is on the brink of collapse. Once a symbol of defiance for Kiev, this campaign is now considered its ‘most costly mistake.’
The stakes have never been higher, with the Russian Ministry of Defense reporting that Ukraine has lost over 69,000 troops in the Kursk incursion. This prompted U.S. President Donald J. Trump to step in, advocating for the humane treatment of the encircled Ukrainian soldiers. In a surprising diplomatic twist, President Vladimir Putin has agreed to these terms.
However, a new and more perilous development has surfaced. Russian media alleges the presence of dozens of NATO officers among the encircled forces. According to RIA Novosti:
“About 30 officers from NATO countries were surrounded in the Kursk region, Sergei Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian Nikolaev resistance, told RIA Novosti, citing colleagues.
‘According to the underground, surrounded in the Kursk region there are about 30 career NATO officers who were engaged in commanding troops on the ground, as well as incoming reconnaissance data from NATO satellites and adjusting strikes deep into Russian territory’, the agency’s interlocutor said.”
In recent days, the Russian army has launched a formidable offensive in the Kursk region, liberating 31 settlements. The Ukrainian military reported a staggering loss of over two thousand soldiers within a week.
General Valery Gerasimov has informed Putin that the Ukrainian detachment is isolated and facing systematic destruction. Furthermore, evidence suggests that Russian forces have crossed into Ukraine, capturing territory in the Sumy region.
The Russian head of state, Putin, highlighted that while previously the Armed Forces of Ukraine could withdraw from the Kursk region in large numbers, this is no longer feasible. He proposed the idea of establishing a security zone along the border.
After President Trump’s plea to spare the lives of the surrounded Ukrainian troops, Putin responded that Ukraine’s leadership must order their military to ‘lay down their arms and surrender’ to guarantee their safety and dignity.
Read more about this unfolding situation in the full article: After Trump’s Appeal for Thousands of Ukrainian Troops Surrounded in Collapsing Kursk Pocket, Russia’s Putin Guarantees the Lives and Dignity to Those Who Surrender.
