Posted on 03/12/2025 5:09:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
On Feb. 25, a flurry of accurate Russian drone strikes knocked out dozens of Ukrainian vehicles along the main road to Sudzha, the town that is—or was—the main base for the 10,000-strong Ukrainian force occupying a significant, but quickly shrinking, salient in Kursk Oblast in western Russia.
That was “the day you started worrying about Kursk,” wrote independent analyst Andrew Perpetua. Two weeks later, it seems the bulk of the Ukrainian force—Ukrainian army’s heaviest brigades—has evacuated Kursk and repositioned on the Ukrainian side of the border.
“My friends managed to leave Kursk, avoiding encirclement,” one Ukrainian source claimed Monday. “It’s sad that it came to this. But it is what it is.”
The Ukrainians invaded Kursk in August and swiftly captured hundreds of square miles. They never managed to secure a defensible lodgement on the far side of the Snahist River on the western edge of the salient. Their efforts to extend the salient north was complicated by Russian counterattacks around the village of Pogrebki. Efforts to extend east eventually ran into 12,000 North Korean soldiers.
Even as the Russians massed forces and achieved a three-to-one advantage in troops in Kursk late last year, the Ukrainians held on—deploying mines, drones and artillery to repeatedly repulse Russian mechanized assaults.
A mid-February assault by the Russian 155th Naval Infantry Brigade was typical. Confidently rolling toward the Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigades in a long column of vehicles flying the red flag of the defunct Soviet Union, the Russian marines blundered into a preplanned kill zone.
Mines blew up some of the Russian vehicles. Drones struck others and also hounded the dismounted infantry. One shell-shocked Russian crewman bailed out of his damaged vehicle, trudged a few steps through the snow, fell flat onto his back—and then exploded as a drone slammed into him.
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Where’s the chorus of “Ukraine is winning, advancing on all fronts”?
Curiously quiet on that front.
Russia attacks Sumy next
The invasion into Kursk served absolutely no military purpose it was purely for PR and to keep the money flowing.
I know.
It was an appalling tactical blunder that cost far more than was worth.
That’s it - Russia lost.
Axe David - he’ll tell ya.
Where’s Marcuspasticus?
Insane footage from the Sudzha pipe operation here. An absolute must-watch.
It's hard to comprehend the scale and difficulty of this mission. Getting enough oxygen and water into the tunnel, setting up the logistics (soldiers need ammo! They need food!), dealing with the… pic.twitter.com/Jaz8TvIn0K— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) March 11, 2025
“From victory to victory!”
Had Zelensky been so inclined it could have been a bargaining chip for the return of some Ukrainian territory held by the Russians. Oh well, he missed that chance and the chip is gone.
Sacrificed as political pawns.
That, and timed to give Biden a positive foreign policy talking point in his campaign, which of course ended prematurely.
There is an eastern chunk of Ukraine that speaks Russian.
I’ve yet to read any article on what country they want to live in.
Are they having to Run The Gauntlet?
The Donbas? Already occupied by Russia.
“The invasion into Kursk served absolutely no military purpose it was purely for PR and to keep the money flowing.”
It was stupid. That was the point where “Just defending ourselves” went out the door...
Speaking of North Koreans...such fine upstanding folks :
The explosions at Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility Jan. 21 [2013] killed at least 40 people, including two North Koreans, WND learned Sunday.
And a,ready votes to become part of Russia.
Organizing a backwards sympathy march.
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