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Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst
Since last week, there’s been a lot of panic among many supporters of Russia due to the situation in the Kursk oblast (region). I’ve gotten numerous questions from people who were watching the news and getting reports about Russia being “in jeopardy”, particularly from my readers who are severely exposed to the mainstream propaganda machine. Such concerns are perfectly understandable, especially if one is getting one-sided info, which is the goal of the so-called “Big Tech” and other mass media in the political West. There has also been a copious amount of malevolent glee among high-ranking politicians in the United States, European Union and other pathologically Russophobic countries. All of them are quite happy to see that Russia is supposedly “losing”. Which begs the obvious question – is it really “losing”?
First of all, it’s very important to “zoom out” and see the real situation on the entire frontline. Only then should one make definite conclusions. Is there anything groundbreaking happening? Will the Kiev regime take over the Kursk nuclear power plant and then blackmail Moscow to sign an unfavorable “peace deal”? Will the Kremlin be forced to exchange territories and call it a day? This is how far a few people were going with some of the doom and gloom questions I’ve got. Many in Russia also have similar concerns, to the point that President Vladimir Putin had to spell it out that nobody’s signing anything or exchanging territory. He also reiterated that all the goals of the special military operation (SMO) will be accomplished. However, it seems not even this was enough for some people who are simply too worried.
First of all, it should be noted that the operation that the Neo-Nazi junta and its NATO overlords planned in the Kursk oblast was very well executed and involved the coordination of a lot of moving parts. It also suggests that the Kiev regime learned some valuable lessons after its much-touted counteroffensive last year. Namely, it finally realized that it’s completely senseless to pompously announce any major action weeks or months in advance and give your enemy enough warning time to prepare adequate defenses. In that regard, the preparation for the Kursk oblast incursion was nearly flawless from the perspective of media coverage, as there was none. Not even OSINT (open source intelligence) outlets could predict this operation. It would be simply foolish and self-defeating not to admit this.
In addition, NATO and the Neo-Nazi junta knew the exact concentration of Russian forces, mostly deployed from the Belgorod oblast all the way to the Donbass itself. Launching a surprise attack on any of these areas would’ve been patently suicidal. It would accomplish quite literally nothing on an operational (much less on a strategic) level. However, the Kursk oblast had very few regular units that could’ve offered enough resistance. The area was mostly guarded by the Rosgvardiya, specifically the “Akhmat” special forces mostly composed of personnel from Chechnya. Many soon blamed this unit for the advance of the Kiev regime forces, but it should be noted that stopping regular army troops is not what “Akhmat” specializes in. Namely, they’re tasked with preventing low-level incursions across the border.
This includes the prompt elimination of saboteurs, infiltrators and special forces. And that’s exactly what the unit has been doing so far, quite successfully, it should be noted, mostly in cooperation with FSB border guards. However, because the “Akhmat” are mostly Chechens, the Kiev regime tried using this as a potent propaganda weapon to cause and/or intensify internal divisions within Russia. It brought mixed results, as some were disappointed with the “Akhmat’s” performance, but this was quite short-lived, as it soon became apparent that the unit was faced with overwhelming enemy forces it was never equipped to handle. But “PR victories” are the only thing that the Neo-Nazi junta really cares about. Which brings us to the next silly myth – “only 1000 Ukrainian soldiers took 1000 km² of Russian territory”.
Namely, it was impossible to carry out such an attack with less than 10,000-20,000 troops who are either under the influence of narcotics or are simply suicidal enough to sacrifice themselves for yet another “PR victory”. In addition, these forces were directly supported by NATO ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) assets, providing excellent coordination and planning. There certainly might have been some errors on the Russian side, both in terms of local intelligence and tactical ISR, but realistically speaking, there were no regular units equipped to stop this incursion. In addition, there was a tacit agreement not to touch the area because of the Yelets-Kursk-Dykanka natural gas pipeline. However, as per usual, the infamous Neo-Nazi junta has proven once again that it’s not to be trusted one bit.
This incursion now jeopardizes gas supplies to countries such as Hungary and Slovakia, which will only worsen their already tense (to put it mildly) relations with the Kiev regime. However, it also explains why the US and NATO would support such an attack. Namely, it’s in their direct interest to cut off any remaining Russian natural gas deliveries to Europe, as this would force several more countries to buy the exorbitantly expensive American LNG. In addition, apart from jeopardizing energy infrastructure, the Neo-Nazi junta forces also attacked civilians, committing gruesome war crimes in the process. However, as soon as the Kremlin responded with regular units, these troops were in for a nasty surprise. And indeed, all hell broke loose as soon as the Russian military engaged the enemy forces.
Both Soviet-era and NATO-sourced armor was obliterated from afar, while even foreign volunteers fighting for Moscow took part in suppressing the Kiev regime forces. All this suggests that the Kursk incursion was a desperate attempt to divert attention from the Donbass, where the second line of the Neo-Nazi junta’s defense is now being overrun by the Russian military, as predicted by experts. The Kremlin never stopped advancing in this area, while its long-range strike systems keep obliterating NATO-supplied air defenses and whatever’s left of the Kiev regime’s air force. Thus, this adventure in the Kursk oblast accomplished very little, especially when considering the losses of precious reserve troops that the Neo-Nazi junta will have major trouble replacing. And yet, Ukrainians keep dying for “PR victories”.
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nafomosexuals have been pounding the keyboards hard to get at the sf comment forum. it’s all hands on deck for the last great pr spamming of the failed ukrainian cia project.
true clyde, say hi to bonnie for me…
they do scurry out like little cockroaches from the woodwork whenever a nonsensical opportunity presents itself.
like i stated before first ukrainian troops seen in bolshesoldatsky – and today the main forces are arriving at the outskirts. the local ru head of the district today announced an evacuation in the bolshesoldatsky district of the kursk region.
how’s the failed ukrainian cia project doing in donbas today?
realistically. ukraine caught russian generals offguard. which is alarming as russia is waging war (not special military operation, but regular war with 500.000 casualties) and left the whole region unportected. it was quite small breach of hundreds of armored vehicles and 10k troops and it lasts a week already. now imagine the whole scale invasion.. it means only one thing. russians are utterly incompetent and their reconnaissance is zero.
the lack of russian reconnaissance seems to be a recuring factor throughout the war which needs to be adressed at some point. another thing is to trust in any kind of agreement with pro western factions. this is just stupid it would be a crime from the western perspective to not use any opportunity to cause damage to the enemy.
i agree but in addition to that, the main thing this ukrainian surprise offensive shows is that ukrainians are more than determined to defend their country, and that they are willing and capable to deal devastating blows to the ru army. and that even after 2,5 years of ru nonestop attacks. moreover putins stupid raid on ukraine drove sweden&finland into nato.
..and usa&eu weapon industry so far is just starting to do business and raise production. so in 2 years when us & eu countries weapon industry is in full swing, situation for ru will become even worse. the best thing for putin to do, would be to stop war immediately & withdraw forces, but because he’s a dictator he cannot do it without losing face, what is why russians are forced to keep dying for him & his megalomaniac jewish chabad lubavitch handlers.
the bigger problem is that the usa and britain are eager to use this mistate of putin to kill russia off for good. even if the russians would retreat no matter to what borders the usa would push on the ukrainians to move further and attack the new bordering territories like they did with donbas inbetween the wars and the ukrainians are so full of hatred towards russia that they would do it. something needs to be done to make the usa give up their plan to kill russia.
the shennanigans in kursk are literally the opposite of the the ukrainian puppet showing that they are willing and capable to defending their country. they are moving relentlessly backward on their own territory, on an enormous front in donbas, and so they launched an operation in an undefended area of someone else’s country. sweden gave up any pretence to any economic and political independence decades ago. finland has always been chock-a-bloc with fascists.
ha ha ha all those dead russian phuccin losers in those trucks think different eh
how many dead ukrainian personnel since the 2014 us coup in kiev? how many dead ukrainain personnel on the donbas line in the last week? how many dead ukrainian personnel so far in the kursk terror operation? those dead ukrainians polluting the kinburn spit weren’t laughing. mouths too full of maggots, maybe.
“and yet, ukrainians keep dying for “pr victories”.
nothing left for nazified ukraine and their poor, forcibly conscripted cannon fodder.
the end is near for degenerate, sellout, pretend slav idiots, hiding out in kiev…
ah, they’re expendable. no sacrifice too great for the straussian empire.
zelensky and his cronies have succeeded in all that matters; they have achieved seaside villas 🏖, rolex ⌚, lamborghinis 🚘, apple gadgets💻📱, ray-ban 🕶, plus millions of 💵💰 all they need to do now is successfully : 🛫 or else : ⚰ ukrainians never mattered to them.
looking at the both the bolshevic and the banderist factions within the kiew regime it can be said that getting slavs killed was part of the plan. only question is if this allience can hold to the end or if they will start killing each other at some point.
this is the best gig zelensky’s ever had. much more lucrative than prancing around in latex outfits and high heels in gay tik tok videos.
the “moon landing -“one small step for man (losing the vietnam war) one giant lie for mankind”?… “9/11/2001” g.w. bush on a “bull”horn – i can hear you! i can hear you! the rest of the world hears you! and the people — and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!?… what else did anyone expect. america has always been about pictures linked to narratives that are not true!
recommend to vladimir putin that he uses the language from the second one to cobble together a unifying speech to not only all russians but those that yearn for peace and equity as an alternative to this prison cell the planet has been forced to live under ever since that statement by an american president was rendered!
you think that the world wasn’t living under the boot of us imperialism before the 9/11 show? was 9/11 a bigger lie than the claims of a missile gap when the soviet union had a total of four missiles against the us thousands? the us got their empire after the japanese magically crossed thousands of miles of ocean with a carrier group to attack a us military base in some islands they stole from the polynesians forty years earlier.
you forgot the part about the illegal u.$. naval blockade of japan from it’s oil that was the real reason it brought it’s ships to hawaii. and that roosevelt made sure that his navy stateside would be made into a “pretext” for starting that world war in earnest to help the anglo-american runt across the pond in poland stir the shit inside russia. yep. know all about it!… and the attacks inside russia during the korean war that the american history books never mention…
so to your point… when does russia say “nyet” by cutting it’s losses and step outside the current world order trap at 405 east 42nd street, new york, ny, 10017, usa. and usher in a new un model to the rest of the globe from moscow.?… or is russia “in on it”?… with putin simply following orders and seeking only his “cut” as the middleman or should i say… “the man in the middle” to keep that western world order dream alive?…
russia was in on it until it was attacked but the problem is all others are still in on it so russias new un would consist of only them, iran, north korea and syria.
all other brics and sco countries are still in on it.
ding… ding… ding… ding… we have a winner on this quiz!…
it is china and india your honor hauling away the crime scene that was still smoldering when they did it… question: why did the russian federation remain silent???
just what role do you think that the un plays in any of this? there is a global financial system that is entirely interconnected, even after the covid rejigging and all the sanctions on russia, iran and venezuela. there’s no “western world order dream”, there is just the current declining us hegemony.
which is why if russia wants to lead the way out of this mess they will expedite the sco/briics union and open the doors in russia because of their control on energy. china and india will never voluntarily leave the un wh0reh0u$e because they are too embedded and in control of the western financial system, which their money continues to keep on life support
…especially the u.$. mic which most ironically has them continuing to terrorize the eastern donbass and russian citizenry as a form of “proxy terrorism”… this of course benefits china and india as the dominant customer of russian oil and gas locking in at the low… low… price.while it fights a war going on 11 years without direct military support from either in meaningful numbers.
or the announcement at the unsc that a war against the russian federation is a war against china and india?… which for the reasons addressed will never happen as china likes the control and the cheap energy far too much along with all those chinese dual nationals trading with their western pal$!… certainly not seeing any american military in taiwan, hong kong or bangalore now are we???
again, please explain what relevance the un has to any of this? the decisions are made on wall street and in london, not at the un.
you’re full of $*** or are butt ignorant if you are telling me that the un has no say in any feature of these wars of choice owned by the west. ws, london and brussels is the un!… just as the un might also be the federal reserve and bank of england -connected!
why would russia require direct military suport from china or india, and why would these countries engage in such practices? it’s the economy, stupid. the ukrainian affair could determine the us position vis-a-vis europe, if the russian state outlasts ukretardism, but regardless, they’re all dog-locked in the global economy.
to save a un member who has been egregiously violated and harmed under the rubric of international law and treaty that the very institution it professes to protects but does the opposite when it’s master of ceremony decides to set the rules in opposition to benefit itself!… also in order to avert a global conflagration that will ultimately draw them in as well if it isn’t stooped. that is the purpose of these rules and international laws in the commission of the unsc -is it not?
just who is “russia” and what makes you think they’re leading the way out of this mess? again, just what do you think that the un does in a global geopolitical system controlled by speculative finance?
who is russia?… russia is a significant military super power with one of the most advanced nuclear arsenal on the planet. along with the worlds most important emergy and mineral resources. they’re not leading the way. and because of all of the attributes i’ve just highlighted -some of which is the fault of russia, but more so on the prc and india who are willing to take those kinds of deadly risks in order to “have it both ways”!…
sure we landed on the moon just like we’re winning in ukraine?
ha ha ha and the shitthole russia was never great or a super anything other than a dump eh , the wasteland of russia has never done anything good for mankind ever eh
they didnt do much great for mankind but neither did you north americans. you worked only for your pocket.
that li’l chud is a ukrainian, not a canadian.
there are more ukronazis and ss vets in the 51st state than there are in ukraine. he’s probably trying to decide whether to vote for trumpo or kabbala in november.
whereas the ukraine has provided a never-ending bounty of sex-trade workers and members of organized crime. and a big package of nazis sent to canada after the war.
strange then how the jewnited snakes and the jewnited eu are spending hundreds of billions to try to conquer this “shithole”, just like their friend adolf before them.
that grahamcracker psycho has to be the biggest a-hole this side of the rio grande, and we know how he got it.
pized servskii!
of course not! ukraine is!
without mobilization there will be not enought soldier for kursk and belgorod. zelensky sends 2 more units to support invation in russian main land. f16 and other nato vehicles supporting ukro troops. more poland and georgian merceneries are on the wsy to support the war zone. america very happy because ukraine controls 1000km2.
1000 qkm was two days ago, but now has expanded to roughly 1200/1250 qkm already !!! ukrainian troops are storming left side of bolshoye soldatskoye right now, will other ukr forces (in far west part of the invasion front) having now nearly fully surrounded korenovo.
and due to more &more ukr storm-troopers roaming around in kromskiye byki (and even north of it !!!), the local governeur also there has ordered full evacuation already yesterday. ukrainian speed of advance is slowing down, yes,but they are still advancing.
how are the ukrainians doing on the donbas line today?
pretty much the same as it has been since 2014….
“pearl harbour of russia “
don’t worry, kill all ukrainians and there will be no more pearl harbours!!!
rashnik flathead talk in purest form. good job dawarish
nafomosexual cosplay boy weighs in again with his identitarian “flathead” derp.
sure kill all ukrainian slavs while letting the banderists and bolshevics escape while turning the entire slavic and orthodox world forever to your enemys. sounds like something the usa came up with as a plan for russia.
orthodox christian ukrainians keep dying for “pr victories” ……why ?
elanosky : to beeey honest ….i do not care. i am an orthodox jud. none of my family members are at the front and dying . ha ha ha ha ha !!!
nato believe that attacking russia from 3 diffirent weak cities will win over the russian population therefore at last people of russia will down putin
time for russia to put a missile in downtown kyiv to let the ukrainians know to back down.
it’s not a crime to exterminate infestation of banderites, it’s a privilage!!!
watch for nato using this to bring in f16’s , a smoke and mirror ploy to strive for pr for the zelensky regime.
the other observation is that logistically ukr caanot support such an incursion for more than a few days. fuel, food, ammo, etc etc. it takes more than a tank full of diesel and some tank rounds to hold ground, all if this whilst being shelled from ground, hit by drones and bombed from air.
russia is cleaning up the roaches…mwahahahaha
a pow said that this his officers told the troops that this offensive was the last chance for the kiev regime. but now they are out there without a defensive line of bunkers and trenches. this type of warfare is new in this conflict so let’s see what happens. my expectation is that nazi reserves have to be brought in constantly to defend the frontline. when there are no reserves left it is end of story and very upset russians will be knocking on doors in sumy, kharkiv and odessa.
ukrainians are advancing further.
in donbas?
bulshit. there is no 1000 troops. there is 10000+ troops in the kursk at the moment
bulshit. there is no 1000 ukro troops. there is 10000+ ukro troops in the kursk at the moment
yes, but ru propaganda do not want russians to realize how serious the situation really is. the whole ru northern army group is in danger of getting cut off & getting encircled. if the retreat now – it mean that the whole kharkiv-op was a total ru failure,& they were defeated there completely, retreating like beaten dogs which got their tails squeezed in a car-door.
but if not retreating ukr might cut them (the whole ru kharkiv army group) off & encircle it, while simultanously reach the kursk npp & take it, thus adding additional bad pr to putins already failed ukraine adventure. bottom-line: pootin is now trapped in a lose-lose-situation big time – with his ass wide wide open, for everyone to see !!
bulshit there is no 1000 ukro troops. there is 10000 ukro troops in the kursk at the moment
the author triumphantly says, just like the guarantor, that “we win even when we lose.” as for what is happening in kursk, there are very few images of alleged defeats of ukrainian troops, only a few lancets working at a distance. if russia gives the enemy time to fortify itself in kursk, then it will not be able to get it out even with a corkscrew. in short, they conquer 1000 km in 5 days with hardly any losses, and we conquer 800 km in 365 with heavy losses.
and more and more f16s will arrive in ukraine. will russia be able to continue using gliding bombs, its main advantage in recent months?
and what is absolutely indisputable is that russia has failed in terms of intelligence and prevention, knowing full well that large numbers of troops and equipment had left the nearby border with belarus. did it not know where these brigades had been moved to? and another catastrophic negligence: putin relies on the good will of nato, which would not attack the kursk gas pipeline corridor. how much more evidence of his extreme incompetence is needed to replace him?
why? i am against replacing pootin (at least for now). because he is sufficiently destroying ru military & russia in a whole. the golden rule says: never interrupt your enemy’s actions while he is deconstructing & dismanteling himself.
just 2 more years of pootins jewish rule over russia, & even the mali army will be stronger than russian one. and ru will be downgraded from 3rd world country to 6th or 8th world bangladeshi shithole status completely.
russia is zimbabwe with snow – a saying already goes !!
and that’s why the ukrainian army has lost 20% of their state’s territory in the ten years since the us coup in kiev. what does that say about the ukrainians, and their us owners?
li’l nafomosexual, the nato countries need that gas. twenty-five years after pristina airport, and you’re still baying for the removal of putin. the guy’s a legend!
exactly ! it’s like executing a disgusting plan of stealing 800 eur from an old lady – the whole world is shocked and damning you, but you dont care, and even boast& show of with the 800 eur you stole from her. then suddenly a year later, the old lady arrives at your doorstep gives you a tremendous beating, cuts your balls off and takes 1000 eur from your pocket, then shits directly into your meal, and makes you eat it completely !! that’s the situation right now for pootin & russia !!!
i suppose if you want to characterize the post-coup afu as an old lady, we could go with that. so an old lady has her grand-kids tied in the basement and is beating them with an electrical cord and shrieking at them to speak ukrainian, and one of the kids gets loose and smashes her in the head with her ukrainian language textbook, that’s kind of how this got started.
the ukrainians had no opposition in kursk. when they face opposition, like they have in donbas ever since the 2014 us coup in kiev and the failed ethnic cleansing ato, they lose. that’s why 20% or so of their territory is gone. fifty by twenty km in the hinterland on the russian border is a non-entity. look at the itty-bitty piece of land around sudzha where the ukretards are running around, and compare it to the line of contact in donbas. thanks for derping.
the ukrainians captured 1000km2 in one week. the russians captured 1200km2 in seven months
russia took kiev airport in 2 hours and they were there for one months. also captured the cities of hostomel, bucha and irpin
the ukrainians faced no resistance in kursk. they have never, ever overcome resistance since 2014. hence the loss of 20% of their territory.
funny how that 400 sq km suddenly grows to 1000 or 2000 or half a million. sort of reminds me of an old fishing buddy of mine and the one that got away from him on our last fishing trip.
kursk fell?
perhaps the “partner” in the kremlin could stop making deals with the “western partners” and blow up the bridges across the dneiper?
btw on the russian map of the kursk battle zone it is 500 square km not 1000!
these are “ukrainian kilometres” not standard kilometres.