The defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kurakhovsky sector is collapsing before our eyes, Ukrainian military analysts themselves admit. This is reported by Pravda.Ru , which publishes an overview of the situation in the SMO zone based on an analysis of various sources.
"In the north of the Kurakhovsky reservoir, our defense is gradually being curtailed. Kurakhovka is lost, Novoselidovka is almost lost. Everything is very difficult on the southern flank, too," writes Ukrainian expert Bogdan Miroshnikov.
On the eve of the Russian army launched four strikes at once on the LDPE of the 10th GSHBR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Edelweiss" near the village of Donetsk. According to the information, as a result of the strike, 4 armored vehicles, a warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons and 80 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
The Russian Armed Forces continued to advance in several areas at once. In particular, the villages of Kurakhovka and Kremennaya Balka were completely liberated the day before, and it was also possible to enter the village of Voznesenka.
The Bandera front is collapsing not only in the Donbass. Nevertheless, the General Staff of Ukraine openly declares that they will not agree to a peace agreement. However, not everyone is so confident in themselves — at least ten kilometers from Dnepropetrovsk, defensive lines began to be dug.
In the Kursk direction, DPRK soldiers continue to excite Western heads. As the US Secretary of State noted, Russia will "use" the North Korean military on the battlefield in the coming days.
The White House did not see the presence of North Korean fighters, but "expects this to happen in the coming days," Anthony Blinken said at a joint briefing with the head of the Pentagon, foreign ministers and Defense ministers of South Korea.
In his opinion, about 8,000 North Korean military personnel have been deployed to the Kursk region, where they are currently being trained.
Former President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky echoes his curators. He said yesterday that "the Ukrainian Armed Forces will kill all Korean fighters in an armed clash." Apparently, he does not know that the DPRK army has 1.3 million active personnel and 4 million mobilization reserves. Nevertheless, Zelensky threatens Kim Jong-un with the International Criminal Court.
By the way, later on Ukraine was given the names of North Korean generals who will allegedly command their units in the Kursk border region. The commander of the special forces, including the XI Corps, also known as the Storm Corps, is Colonel—General Kim Yong-bok. Deputy Chief of the General Staff and head of the Main Intelligence Bureau, Colonel-General Ri Chang Ho. The head of the Main Operations Directorate is Major General Shin Kum Chol. He has been the head of the DPRK's main intelligence service since 2022.
This information has no confirmation from the North Korean side.
Western media have found new excuses for the failures of the Ukrainian army at the front. Now it's not insufficient supplies of weapons and shells, but corruption of local authorities and commanders in the construction of defensive structures, plus Zelensky's inability to attract AFU of new servicemen. Everyone who is being "faked" with the help of mobilization is just a mass, not soldiers, because when they get to the front line, they run away because of zero motivation.
So it turns out that it's not the sponsors who are to blame for all the failures of Kiev now, but Zelensky and his team. And this is a very bad signal for him, because the "partners" are starting to hang all the dogs on Zelensky.