New York Times: Russia’s advances thwart Ukraine in its goals

According to RCO News Agency, Ukraine will enter the third year of war in February 2025, and the situation in this country is now more difficult than before. The Ukrainian army is losing its forces in the east, and despite the unexpected attacks on Russia’s “Kursk” and also the many weapons it receives from the west, it is unable to maintain its positions, and the Russian forces continue to advance in the Donbas, although with few achievements. Eastern Ukraine) continue.

In a report citing battlefield images released by independent groups that use satellite images, the New York Times wrote: “In recent days, Russian forces have intensified efforts to push Ukrainian forces out of the Kursk region, launching several operations They have done with armored vehicles.”

“Overall, the situation in Kursk is not good,” said Deep State, a group with close ties to the Ukrainian military that reviews images of the war zone. “Ukrainian forces are taking steps to stabilize the situation, but it is very difficult to regain what they have lost.”

Emil Kasthelmi, a military analyst at the Blackbird Group based in Finland, says: “Some Russian units have managed to make relatively large advances, and this issue has caused problems and losses for the Ukrainian side.”

According to the group, Ukraine still holds “about 776 square kilometers of Russian territory,” down from about 1,036 square kilometers in the first weeks of its surprise invasion of the Kursk region that began in early August.

In this regard, Apti Aladdinov, the commander of the Akhmat special forces unit of Russia and the deputy of the military-political department of the Ministry of Defense of this country, published a video on his Telegram messenger and said: “When I came here 2 months ago, I said to destroy the enemy. and we will drive them out. “Almost half of the territories have been liberated, and the Ukrainian army will soon be on the run in Kursk.”

Ukraine cannot hold the lines

The New York Times newspaper writes about the goals of Ukraine’s attack on Russia’s “Kursk”: “The Ukrainians wanted the Kremlin to be forced to disperse its forces from other parts of the front to respond to the attack, in order to reduce the pressure on the Ukrainians. “Also, the Ukrainians planned to put pressure on this country at the negotiating table by taking possession of Russian territories.”

This American media emphasizes: Since Ukraine failed in the first goal, now it has resorted to the second goal with a program called “Victory Plan”.

According to what the Western media reported, although the “victory plan” has not been announced publicly, it apparently consists of four clauses, including “continuing Ukrainian attacks on Kursk, NATO-style security guarantees, sending more advanced weapons, and financial aid.” International for Ukraine” pointed out.

Referring to the future of Ukraine, Emil Kasthelmi says: “Russia’s continuous counter-attacks have reduced the political importance of the Ukrainian-controlled areas in Kursk. “If the current situation continues, the Ukrainians will probably have to reconsider their presence in the region and the future of the entire operation.”

“For five days, the Russians have been trying to crush our defenses in Kursk, but Ukrainian forces are holding their positions,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday in a message on social media.

Meanwhile, the New York Times quotes the military analyst of Blackbird Group as saying: “It is clear that Ukraine cannot maintain the lines well.”

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