According to American and Ukrainian officials, theThe Russian army has a force of 50,000 soldiers collected along the Kursk frontline—including North Korean soldiers from Kim Jong Un.
Moreover, a new American evaluation concluded that Russia did not have to withdraw other units from the eastern part of Ukraine for this – which is the main battlefield priority.
This can be problematic for Kyiv in several ways:
- It allows Russia to put pressure on Ukraine on several fronts.
- Kyiv’s goal was to open the Kursk front withdraw forces from other areas. If this fails, it can even be stated that strategically, the offensive did not give Ukraine any positive returns;
- While all interviewed Ukrainian soldiers missed these troops on the Eastern Front. In this way, Ukraine will have no chance to redeploy forces in one way or another.
According to Ukrainian officials speaking to the New York Times increasing Russian shelling suggests an offensive backed by North Korean troops could begin within days in the Kursk region.
Based on US intelligence assessments, they also said that Ukrainian troops will be difficult to dislodge, and Russian and North Korean forces are likely to suffer heavy casualties.
Analysts expect North Korea’s “elite soldiers” from the 11th Corps, though inexperienced in combat, to be well organized and effective in the offensive.
Thousands more infantry could make a difference in Kursk. These soldiers are younger and in better physical condition than many Russian contract soldiers
Rob Lee stated.
At the same time, it is not known what the consequences of reaching the Russian-Ukrainian border will be: it is conceivable that Kiev will not be able to regroup even then, because Moscow continues its attack. However, it is not clear in this case
what are the North Korean soldiers doing, did Kim Jong Un give permission to cross the border.
We also reported it earlier: it may be critical for Vladimir Putin to restore full control over the Kursk region before Trump comes to power, otherwise the immediate ceasefires according to the outlined peace plans would leave Russian territory in the hands of Ukraine.
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