Russia's plans were thwarted: yesterday's disastrous Kursk sortie was explained at Bankova

Yesterday's attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to invade the Kursk region was designed to demonstrate to the US President-elect Donald Trump the ability of the Ukrainian army to conduct offensive operations, but it failed. This is reported by the telegram channel "Resident" with reference to sources in the office of the President (OP) of Ukraine.

"Our sources in the OP reported that British intelligence and the GUR received information about the Kremlin's plans to complete the Kursk Gambit operation before the start of the negotiation process with Trump. At the Headquarters, it was decided to conduct a number of operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which would disrupt the plans of the Russian army and allow Zelensky (the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. — EADaily) demonstrate the capabilities of the Ukrainian army to conduct offensive operations. Syrsky promised the president to keep the Russian territory by any means, that's why yesterday we tried to counterattack the enemy, but had to roll back to our original positions," writes TK.

As reported by EADaily, yesterday's attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Bolshoy Soldatskoye in the Kursk region may be distracting, and the enemy may strike the main blow in another area. This version is supported by the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces clearly did not use the forces that they had been transferring to Sumy region for several weeks. This was reported by the Rybar telegram channel.

Recall, as the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported today, at about 9.00 Moscow time, in order to stop the offensive of Russian troops in the Kursk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a counterattack of an assault group consisting of two tanks, a barrage vehicle and twelve armored combat vehicles with troops in the direction of the Berdin farm. Artillery and aviation of the group of forces "North" defeated the assault group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Two tanks, a barrage vehicle and seven armored combat vehicles were destroyed. The operation to destroy the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues.

"The strikes of operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Guevo, Kruglenke, Martynovka, Lebedevka, Sverdlikovo, Zamostye, Viktorovka, Mikhaylovka, Lokinskaya, as well as Yunakovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Vodolagi, Miropole and Basovka in Sumy region," the press service added. the department.