"Gloomy Christmas": The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reflected half of the captured territory of Kursk region - The Economist

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces units keep defense, even reflect the chemical attacks of the Russians and are not afraid of "death stars". The Economist was told about the 80-kilometer front of the front near Kursk. Journalists talked with two Armed Forces fighters who kept defense in the Kursk region. The fighters told about dozens of planning bombs, which the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use to knock out Ukrainians.

Up to 40 such means of damage are used in one small area during the day, the article is said. In addition, they mentioned bad weather conditions that aggravate the situation. The units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation press on the Armed Forces and gradually displace Ukrainians, told the publication.

The possible reason for increasing this pressure is the efforts of President Vladimir Putin to improve their position at the time of the inauguration of the newly elected President Donald Trump, recalled in the material. It was also estimated that the territory of Kursk region -controlled in Ukraine decreased twice (from a conditional 1 200 square meters to 600 square meters).

"In Kursk, Ukrainian troops are celebrating a gloomy Christmas," is the headline of The Economist about the current situation. The sergeant of the 95th Airborne Brigade Ruslan Mokritsky told reporters about the difficult conditions in which fighting near Kursk. At the same time, the fighter assured that Ukrainians invent new ways of reflecting the enemy attacks.

Among other things, they learned to resist the chemical weapons of the Russian Federation and are ready to meet the "Star of Death", the fighter joked. "Rain, sludge, snow, cold, mud, beetles, worms, rats and planning bombs," Mokritsky listed. The article gave the words commander of artillery of the 82nd Airborne-assault brigade of Major Ivan Bakrev. According to him, in the Kursk region the Ukrainian units that are fighting here have changed somewhat.

Previously, there were more experienced parts here, then they were replaced by others - "replaced elite units with less tempered. " The event happened at the end of September, with the Russian Federation transferred "people, artillery, cars". The main directions of the attacks of the Russians are the eastern and western flanks, explained the military. "Every part in Kursk has gone into defense," Bakrev said.

In the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces as of 8:00 on December 17, they told, among other things, fighting in the Kursk region. The command reported that during the last day, the Russians dropped 12 managed airplanes on this shade and conducted 68 storms. The map of the fighting of the portal "Radio Liberty" shows the area controlled by Ukraine: the estimated area - about 600 square meters. km, front line length - about 80 km.

There are also three points at which the Russians were attacked according to the publications of the Z-Bloggers-near Novoivanivka on the Western Flank, near Nechayev in the north, near Plekhovy in the southeast. It should be noted that on December 17, Focus wrote about the results of assaults in the Kursk region, which were conducted by the DPRK units near the village of Plekhovo. According to Forbes, the North Korean Corps could lose (wounded and killed) up to 500 people (out of 12 thousand).