Kursk region – the Ukrainian Armed Forces can neither counterattack nor retreat
It is noted that by early November the Russians began to quickly return the territory.
Ukrainian troops risk losing even more hard-won land in Russia's Kursk region. The fighting there is now so intense that some Ukrainian commanders are unable to evacuate the dead. Communication delays and ill-timed tactics have cost lives, and the troops have little ability to counterattack. The Associated Press writes about this with reference to Ukrainian soldiers and commanders on the front line, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“We're making history; the whole world is going to know about us because it hasn't happened since World War II,” said one company commander as he rallied his men.
However, privately he was less sure: “It seemed crazy… I didn't…
