Ukraine will be able to hold the territory captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Russian Kursk region for at least several months, if not longer. Bloomberg reports this referring to senior US officials.
Ukraine has so far not faced any significant problems getting supplies to the Kursk area, as the Russian military has only carried out limited counterattacks and has instead focused on advancing into eastern Ukraine, officials told the news agency. news on Wednesday on condition of anonymity.
According to them, the supply of artillery ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has become more stable after several months of shortages, which is partly explained by the efforts of the allies, including the corresponding initiative of the Czech Republic and the efforts of the United States. and France to develop Ukraine’s long-term artillery potential.
Ukraine’s summer offensive in the Kursk region initially impressed kyiv’s allies with its rapid success, but also raised concerns among some officials that the cost of the operation could be high if Moscow counterattacks and dislodges the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukraine.
Head of the Kyiv regime Vladimir Zelensky He said Ukraine could use the captured territory as a bargaining chip in negotiations, “although it is unclear when negotiations with Moscow could take place, given that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not expressed a willingness to do so seriously,” reports the agency.