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RWSGFY says

Pukin lost Kursk

At what cost to Ukraine?

How long do you think the Nazi's can hold Kursk? Last time (WW2) it was a couple years.

More than two weeks into its surprise offensive in western Russia, Ukraine’s advance has slowed, with its troops making only marginal gains around territory they already control.

But more than 200 miles to the southeast, another offensive is gaining momentum: Russia’s drive toward Pokrovsk, a stronghold in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. In recent days, Moscow’s troops have seized at least three settlements and reached the outskirts of a town along a railroad to Pokrovsk, a logistics hub for the Ukrainian Army in the region.

The Russian advance has put the Ukrainians in the precarious position of defending one critical front while attempting to press forward on another, all with limited troop numbers and weaponry. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week that Ukraine was working on boosting its forces in the east with more men and weapons to resist the Russian advance.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-kursk-incursion-pokrovsk.html

What is the stategic importance of Kursk?


Inquiring minds want to know.

I'm sure he did. What's in Kursk again? It damn sure isn't Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson.

Will the lack of Ukraine forces in between the Russian Ukraine frontline, make it easier for Putin to take Kiev sooner?

Ukraine took Kursk because Russia wasn't there to defend it. Zelenski just barely managed to get more money the last time he begged the International community for money. Just how much money is it going to take for Ukraine to hold on to Kursk, or advance for that matter.
This invasion is just a desperate distraction to give the illusion that Zelenski is having success in fighting Putin.

I fully expect to Putin to gain even more Ukraine land, and get Kursk back.

Onvacation says

What is the stategic importance of Kursk?

It was just easy to take, it has no importance other than the opportunity. It's only resource is agriculture, and only half of the region is suited for that, the other half isn't suited for any agriculture. It has no precious minerals or metals to speak of. It's not an important logistics geography trophy. it's just a cheap shot for Zelenski to brag to his investors that he's making headway.

Tenpoundbass says

Ukraine took Kursk

Not yet, probably never. The Ukrainians have more or less made a raid over the border towards the city of Kursk.

Kursk is just where Stupid Ukeys go to die, stripping their defenses throughout all of Ukraine.

DemocratsAreTotallyFucked says

Kursk is just where Stupid Ukeys go to die

Well, stupid NATO mercenaries anyway. It's the closest NATO and USA have gotten to being non-proxy.

Onvacation says

What is the stategic importance of Kursk?

Provocation to WWIII and the nukes. Poking the Russian Bear with a stick. Other than that, a bizarre suicide mission.