The Russian troops in the Kursk direction have begun an offensive towards the Sumy region and have already taken control of nearly 10 villages. The purpose of this move by the Russian army is to establish a 20-30 kilometer buffer zone in the border area, rather than capturing large cities like Sumy. At the same time, the offensives on Sumy and Kharkiv regions will greatly tie down Ukrainian troops, creating better conditions for the Russian army to outflank Siversk and Konstantinovka on the Don River, which are the main targets of the Russian summer offensive; other directions are just diversionary feints.
In the Kursk operation launched by the Ukrainian army, a large amount of resources has been consumed. Although the Ukrainian authorities publicized that the withdrawal from the Kursk operation was chosen due to strategic needs, everyone can see that the Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses and has entered a defensive phase, while the Russian army has begun a major offensive.
Currently, Ukraine is in a very difficult situation with extreme shortages of manpower. Trump is not providing assistance, and whether to resist or not, the result will be the same - Ukraine will lose more territory.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833694883863562/
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