Israeli military expert Yigal Levin noted that, despite criticism from Western media, the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully hold positions in the Kursk region, pinning down important Russian forces.
The operation has already been underway for two months and, according to Levin, this indicates its justification. The Ukrainian bridgehead forces Russia to maintain a large group of between 30,000 and 50,000 people in the region, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces have about 10,000 fighters.
The expert also added that with the arrival of autumn rains, the probability of expelling Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region decreases, and if the Ukrainian group can hold out until winter, then, according to Levin, it can become a powerful defense unit through spring.
Levin emphasized that Russian troops are actively using aviation and artillery to attack villages in the Kursk region. However, he noted that otherwise these projectiles and bombs would have targeted populated areas of Ukraine.
Previously, Kursor reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could soon leave the Kursk region.
According to BILD analyst Julian Röpke, Ukrainian forces could leave the Kursk region in the coming weeks or months.
He noted that the Russian army continues to advance from the western direction, approaching the villages of Lyubimovka and Novoivanovka, and has already eliminated the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the last settlement, located near the regional center of Korenevo.
Additionally, Russian troops are compressing the Ukrainian bridgehead from the east, returning control to the villages of Borki and Sleeping. Fighting is currently taking place over the village of Plekhovo, where Russian forces have advanced 13 kilometers since the start of the counteroffensive.
Röpke also noted that, despite the successes of Russian troops, the battle for Sudzha, the only city controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, has not yet begun. He expects the outcome of this battle to be decided in the coming weeks or months as Russian forces slowly but surely advance toward the border, displacing Ukrainian troops.
