{"id":13369,"date":"2025-03-16T20:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-ukraines-offensive-in-russias-kursk-region-unraveled\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T20:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:12:26","slug":"how-ukraines-offensive-in-russias-kursk-region-unraveled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-ukraines-offensive-in-russias-kursk-region-unraveled\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ukraine\u2019s Offensive in Russia\u2019s Kursk Region Unraveled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia, ending an offensive that had stunned the Kremlin last summer with its speed and audacity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukrainian soldiers at the front described a retreat that was organized in places and chaotic in others, as Russian forces stormed through their lines and forced them back to a sliver of land along the border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By the time one Ukrainian assault platoon retreated from its position less than a week ago, all their vehicles had been destroyed, drones hunted them night and day and they were almost out of ammunition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Russian forces were closing in from all directions, said the platoon\u2019s commander, \u201cprompting our retreat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The commander, who asked to be identified only by his call sign, Boroda, in keeping with military protocol, said it took his unit two days to hike more than 12 miles from their positions near the Russian village of Kazachya Loknya to the Ukrainian border. By then, \u201cthe area where our positions had been was already occupied by Russian forces,\u201d he said when reached by phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the height of the offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian territory. By Sunday, they were clinging to barely 30 square miles along the Russia-Ukraine border, according to Pasi Paroinen, a military analyst with the Finland-based Black Bird Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe end of the battle is coming,\u201d Mr. Paroinen said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">How much Russian territory Ukraine still controls in Kursk could not be independently confirmed, and soldiers reported fierce fighting was ongoing. But the fighting near the border is now less about holding Russian land, Ukrainian soldiers said, and more about trying to prevent Russian forces from pouring into the Sumy region of Ukraine and opening a new front in the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The soldiers said they are trying to set up strong defensive positions along ridgelines on the Russian side of the border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe continue to hold positions on the Kursk front,\u201d said Boroda, the assault platoon commander. \u201cThe only difference is that our positions have shifted significantly closer to the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Andrii, a Ukrainian intelligence officer fighting in Kursk, put it more bluntly: \u201cThe Kursk operation is essentially over\u201d he said. \u201cNow we need to stabilize the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Kursk operation was seen by some analysts as an unnecessary gamble, stretching Ukraine\u2019s troops and leading to heavy casualties at a time when they were already struggling to defend a long front line in their own country. But it provided a much-needed morale boost to Ukraine, which had sought to show it could bring the war home to Russia and had hoped the territory it occupied there would serve as leverage in any cease-fire negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While Kyiv has managed to stall Russia\u2019s advance in eastern Ukraine, the turn in Kursk comes as the Trump administration is pushing for a quick truce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The reversal of Ukraine\u2019s fortunes in Kursk, culminating with a retreat that began in earnest earlier this month, did not come down to any one factor. Russian forces pounded Ukraine\u2019s supply lines and began to cut off escape routes. North Korean troops brought in by Moscow, who faltered at first, improved their combat capabilities. And at a crucial moment, U.S. support \u2014 including intelligence sharing \u2014 was put on hold.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-59437aa5\">How the tide turned<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When The New York Times last visited the border between Sumy and Kursk in late January, daytime movement was nearly impossible because the skies were filled with Russian drones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The main road from Sumy to Sudzha, a small Russian town about six miles to the northeast that Ukrainian forces had occupied since August, was already littered with burned-out cars, tanks and armored vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukraine had dispatched some of its most experienced brigades to the Kursk operation, but months of unrelenting assaults by Russian forces and the thousands of North Korean troops fighting alongside them were taking a growing toll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the North Korean troops had <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/30\/world\/europe\/north-korea-troops-ukraine-russia.html\" title=\"\">withdrawn<\/a> from the battlefield in January to regroup, they returned to the fight in early February. And Ukrainian soldiers said their combat skills had improved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cMany of them executed very smart tactical maneuvers,\u201d said Boroda, the platoon commander.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By mid-February, Russian forces had advanced to within five miles of Ukraine\u2019s main resupply routes into Sudzha, allowing them to target the roads with swarms of drones \u2014 many of which were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/08\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-north-korea-kursk.html\" title=\"\">tethered to ultrathin fiber optic cables<\/a> and therefore immune to jamming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Other Ukrainian soldiers, who like Boroda asked to be identified only by their first name or call sign in accordance with military protocol, described Russian forces using attack drones for ambushes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cTheir drones would land near key supply routes and wait for a target to pass by,\u201d said Cap, a 36-year-old Special Operations Forces fighter who asked to be identified by his call sign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Russian drones were also hitting pre-placed explosives to destroy bridges in Kursk, to try to make it harder for Ukrainian troops to retreat, Ukrainian soldiers said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Russian warplanes also attacked bridges, in one case dropping a 6,000-pound guided bomb to cut off one major artery, according to Ukrainian soldiers and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Archer83Able\/status\/1898737095197237555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1898737095197237555%7Ctwgr%5E137136306e25e95805b678cd6d92e046f6940911%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbulgarianmilitary.com%2F2025%2F03%2F09%2Fruaf-drops-rare-fab-3000-bomb-on-kursk-bridge-with-elite-jets%2F\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">military analysts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Artem, a senior Ukrainian brigade commander, said that the destruction of the bridges was one of the key reasons Kyiv\u2019s forces had to abandon positions so suddenly in recent weeks. Not everyone made it out, but most did, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-197b718c\">Russia\u2019s breakthrough moment<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukraine\u2019s hold in Kursk was already in danger when the Trump administration announced the suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing on March 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The sudden loss of American intelligence for precise targeting compounded the difficulties, according to Andrii, the intelligence officer. Without it, he and other soldiers said, the American-made multiple-rocket launchers known as HIMARS fell silent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe could not allow expensive missiles to be fired at the wrong target,\u201d Andrii explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Then on March 8, Russian troops made a breakthrough, sneaking behind Ukrainian lines by <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/11\/world\/europe\/ukraine-sudzha-russian-forces.html\" title=\"\">walking for miles through a disused gas pipeline<\/a> to stage a surprise attack. Russian propagandists and officials cast the operation as heroic feat, while Ukrainian sources called it a risky move that led to many deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the exact number of Russian troops involved and the success of the attack was impossible to independently confirm, \u201cit caused enough confusion and havoc behind Ukrainian lines that it likely triggered them to start withdrawing,\u201d said Mr. Paroinen from Black Bird Group, which analyzes satellite imagery and social media content from the battlefield.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Russians \u201coutplayed us a bit,\u201d Andrii said. \u201cThere was a little panic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At around the same time, North Korean troops were helping lead an assault that broke through Ukrainian lines south of the small village of Kurylivka, further constraining Kyiv\u2019s ability to supply its troops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As Ukrainian forces there retreated along designated defensive lines, Russian forces kept pushing toward Sudzha and the pace of attacks increased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Given the Russian positions, evacuating by vehicle would have given drones an easy target, analysts said. And the destroyed military vehicles littering the roads also created obstacles for a retreat \u2014 which is why a \u201csignificant part of the withdrawal was done on foot,\u201d according to Serhii Hrabskyi, a military analyst and former Ukrainian Army colonel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some Ukrainian soldiers burned their own equipment to prevent it from falling into Russian hands before hiking out, soldiers said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On March 10, the order was issued for some units to withdraw from Sudzha, three Ukrainian soldiers and commanders said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt was a mix of organized and chaotic retreat,\u201d Boroda said. \u201cVarious factors influenced the nature of the withdrawal: fatigue, good or poor orders from individual commanders, miscommunication or well-established coordination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">However, despite <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/14\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-putin.html\" title=\"\">claims to the contrary<\/a> made by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump, at no point were large numbers of Kyiv\u2019s forces surrounded, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.understandingwar.org\/backgrounder\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-15-2025\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">military analysts<\/a> who use <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/J_JHelin\/status\/1900251481674309891\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">geolocated combat footage<\/a> to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/deepstatemap.live\/en#6\/49.4383200\/32.0526800\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a> battlefield developments, Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Kursk and even some prominent <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/yurasumy\/21849\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Russian military bloggers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Three days later, Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said it had <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/13\/world\/europe\/russia-sudzha-recapture-kursk-ukraine.html\" title=\"\">regained full control of Sudzha<\/a>. On Saturday, it claimed its forces had retaken two villages outside the town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the Ukrainian military\u2019s general staff has not directly addressed <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/13\/world\/europe\/russia-sudzha-recapture-kursk-ukraine.html\" title=\"\">Russia\u2019s capture of Sudzha<\/a>, it on Sunday released a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GeneralStaff.ua\/posts\/999710042342074?ref=embed_post\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">map of the battlefield<\/a> showing the town outside the territory it controls in Kursk \u2014 which has shrunk to a narrow strip of land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sudzha, once home to 5,000 people, sustained heavy damage in the fighting. And since the Kursk operation began, military analysts say, both sides suffered heavy losses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-18955bf6\">Fears of a new front<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While Kyiv had hoped to use its control over Russian land as leverage in any negotiation to end the war, now Mr. Putin appears to be using the Ukrainian retreat to try and strengthen his hand in talks with the Trump administration about pausing the hostilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday accused Russian forces of massing along the border and attempting to cut off and trap Ukrainian troops in Kursk by pushing into the neighboring Sumy region. The claims could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now, Ukrainian soldiers say, they are determined to stop the Russians from pushing toward Sumy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Oksana Pinchukova, a 44-year-old volunteer living in Sumy, said she is worried about what the weeks ahead will hold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cLiving under constant strikes and shelling \u2014 not everyone can handle that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Reporting was contributed by <!-- -->Yurii Shyvala<!-- -->, <!-- -->Liubov Sholudko<!-- -->, <!-- -->Maria Varenikova<!-- --> and <!-- -->Constant M\u00e9heut<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins 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