Afrasianet - Fadi Shaitou - The suicide move by Ukraine has given Kiev a costly moral achievement, and it will be repeated, not only against Russia, but also against Belarus, but it will not be able to change the course of this war.

The situation on the Russian-Ukrainian front is strange every day it loses Ukraine several positions, suffers major defeats in the direction of Donetsk, and is about to lose Pokrovsk, the last coal mining station.

And then you will have to buy coal from other countries. It can be said that the initiative on the entire front line is in the hands of the Russian military, and the progress is not fast, but more confident and steady.

Against this backdrop, Zelensky's move to attack Russian territory in Kursk seems very strange: Kiev has mobilized large forces, a large number of armored vehicles and air defense for this operation. It is reasonable to assume that all these resources could be of great use on the front line, so that the Kiev army is already suffering from a severe shortage of troops and equipment for defense.

But Zelensky, and his Western patrons, against the backdrop of all the losses and failures, need a small, colorful and quick victory, because this is the last chance to get new money for Ukraine, and in America elections are close and they need to show that the money spent has not been in vain, and of course to cause new harassment to Russia in response to its support for Iran, which seeks to respond to the "Israel", in light of the current uncomfortable situation for the Americans in this new major conflict in the Middle East, and pressure on the Iran to negotiate, from Weak premise.

News about the planes, which has been promoted for a long time, ended with 10 F-16s, delivered to Ukraine last week. Russia received this news quietly. Russian military pilots are eagerly looking forward to the first air battle, because, for the first U.S. fighter shot down, the winner from Russian pilots will receive about $200,000, and for the first Abrams tank destroyed, $60,000 will be paid.

In this reality, Zelensky needed a high-profile operation. On August August 6, it began at the Russian border. The Ukrainian army entered the Kursk region, and on the first day managed to advance 15 kilometers deep into Russian territory. Kiev's plans were revealed even before the invasion, and the destruction of convoys with missiles and aircraft began in Ukrainian territory.

Russia did not have a large number of troops in this area, there were small groups that must hinder the enemy until the main forces approach. This task was fully accomplished on the first day of engagement, with Kiev losing more than 100 dead, 300 wounded, and about 100 pieces of equipment. These losses did not stop Kiev. It is very important for her to have a beautiful image on the 7th of August August. Despite the heavy losses, the invasion was not over, and the army continued. Ukrainian, through new reserves, trying to advance deep into Russian territory. According to multiple sources, up to 2,000 Ukrainian army soldiers were stationed in the netsa network.

This strong striking grip was necessary for Kiev to quickly break through the defenses and traverse the distance of 60 kilometers, so that they planned to seize the Kursk nuclear power plant, which would have given them a good image in front of the world, and a strong negotiating position with Putin. This plan was thwarted, although the situation was difficult, but by the evening of the second day, the Ukrainian army could not advance deep into the territory, as large forces had already approached the Russian army, and this was supposed to Troops by besieging the enemy at the border, then penetrating into Ukrainian territory.

There is no doubt that this suicidal move by Ukraine has given Kiev a costly moral achievement, and it will be repeated, not only against Russia, but also against Belarus, but it will not be able to change the course of this war. In Vladimir Putin's speech on the Kursk issue, he was calm and made it clear that he knew the situation. No matter how difficult it may be, there is no need to panic, and we must continue to carry out our tasks.