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Purpose of AFU operation in Kursk Oblast was to withdraw russian troops from Ukraine — WSJ

Purpose of AFU operation in Kursk Oblast was to withdraw russian troops from Ukraine — WSJ

Due to an unexpected attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk Oblast, the kremlin was forced to transfer part of its troops from the occupied territory of Ukraine to the Kursk Oblast. However, it is not known exactly how many soldiers were transferred.

The Wall Street Journal writes about this with reference to its sources.

According to their data, American officials admitted that the unexpected operation in the Kursk Oblast diverted the attention of the russian armed forces. At the same time, the White House really did not know that the Armed Forces would launch an attack on the territory of the russian federation.

One of the sources said that Ukraine was looking for an opportunity to exploit gaps in russian defense lines, hoping that this would force russia to redeploy troops from active points on the front.

In addition, the operation in the Kursk Oblast raised the morale of the military in all directions.

"For now, we have an advantage," one of the artillerymen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who is participating in the operation, told the publication.

He admitted that now the russians are withdrawing reinforcements to the Kursk Oblast, but at the same time, Ukraine continues to move forward.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed humanitarian aid and the creation of military command posts at a meeting on the situation in the Kursk Oblast of russia.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi during the morning report to Zelenskyy said that there were no russian troops left in the city of Sudzha, Kursk Oblast.