Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army General Oleksandr Syrski on Tuesday he stated that territory in Kursk Oblast in Russia, which was occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, increased to 1,263 square kilometersand the number of cities they control – up to 93. SZU operations in Kursk Oblast have been ongoing since August 6.
General Bieniek: It’s unbelievable
NATO’s former deputy strategic commander for transformation told PAP Studio on Wednesday that the attack carried out by Ukraine was a deep attack observing all the rules of the art of war – maneuver, artillery and drone support, although without aviation, operation of reconnaissance groups and precise reconnaissance, bringing up reserves and second lines, and destroying mobile columns that constitute the enemy’s reserves.
It is incredible in the history of wars that a country that was attacked by overwhelming forces and stubbornly defended itself for almost 2.5 years is capable of undertaking such a spectacular offensive. – said the general.
General Bieniek indicates Ukraine’s objectives
The advisor to the head of the Ministry of National Defense emphasized that Ukraine’s military objective, which was certainly achieved as part of the offensive, is to disorganize the Russians in their preparations for a broader offensive. towards Pokrovsk and Kharkov. In addition, in the conquered area, the Armed Forces created a buffer zone that would not allow the area to be used for shelling Sumy Oblast and other Ukrainian lands, and also stopped the preparations of groups of recruits who were taken prisoner.
According to General Bieniek, Ukraine’s political goals were drawing the attention of world public opinion to the fact that this country is persistently defending itself, while at the same time showing the possibilities of transferring operations to enemy territory. Furthermore, it showed the Russians what it was like to wage war on their own soil.
Ukraine has involved its two highly trained brigades with battalion battle groups, artillery and anti-aircraft support. At this point, they are preparing in some way to defend these captured fortifications in the hills around the city of Suja. – he assessed.
General Bieniek: Ukrainians cannot afford it
According to General Bieniek The Ukrainians “cannot afford” to lose the forces used for the offensive and “are probably preparing some way to withdraw them in an orderly manner in the future.”. In their opinion, they will not go further towards Kursk, because they have probably exhausted their possibilities for conducting offensive operations and have significantly expanded their own logistics lines.
