Ukrainian military chief admits failure of his incursion into Russia

kyiv’s troops have failed to fulfill one of the main objectives of launching the incursion into Russian territory, Alexander Syrsky, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said on Tuesday.

The general indicated that the main goal in planning the operation in the Russian province of Kursk was to “divert” a large number of Russian troops from key front directions, including Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeisk) and Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic. . However, according to Syrski’s statements, Russia “understands this”, therefore, “it continues to accumulate its forces in the Pokrovsk direction.”

“To date, we can say that [the Russian Army] has transferred about 230.000 military personnel to the Kursk direction, and this number continues to increase, but it still continues to concentrate its efforts on the Pokrovsk direction,” the high command said.

The city of Pokrovsk, formerly called Krasnoarmeisk, until the Ukrainian authorities changed its name in 2016, remains the center of “the most difficult direction” for the Armed Forces. of Ukraine, said on Monday líder of the kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky. The city is located about 70 kilometers northwest of Donetsk and is one of the key transport hubs in western Donbass where several railway lines connect.

Earlier, Pentagon spokesman General Patrick Ryder, commenting on the situation in the Pokrovsk direction, admitted that Russian troops are making “gradual advances” in the area.

Meanwhile, in the border area of ​​the Kursk province, fighting continues and the Russian Ministry of Defense reported this Tuesday that, in total, the Ukrainian Army has lost more than 6.600 soldiers during these clashes.

In turn, the Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, indicated that there will be a response to the Ukrainian attack against the Kursk province. “We are not talking about a separate solution here. Of course, such hostile actions cannot remain without an adequate response. And, without a doubt, there will be a response,” said the Kremlin representative.