Russia repels Ukraine’s offensive with North Korean drones and troops

According to the hoped that the Russian and North Korean forces have made major advances on the battlefield in the Kursk region, threatening the supply lines of Ukraine and its grip on a plot of land, according to Ukrainian soldiers, Russian military bloggers and military analysts.

By working together, a new influx of North Korean soldiers and well-formed Russian drone units, advanced under the coverage of ferocious artillery fires and air bombings, were able to overwhelm significant Ukrainian positions, Ukrainian soldiers said.

“It’s true; We cannot stop them, “said Oleksii, the commander of a Ukrainian communication unit who is fighting in the region, when he is reached by phone. “They simply swing us, advancing in groups of 50 North Koreans when we only have six men on our positions.”

“Decisions are made here, but I don’t know how effective they will be,” he said.

If the Ukrainian forces were cut or forced to withdraw, it would be an important setback for kyiv. Not only was the foray into Kursk was a signature operation which stimulated morale and embarrassed President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, but the holding of territory in Russia gave Ukraine a possible negotiation currency in any peace negotiation. The withdrawal could weaken his negotiation position at a time when President Trump tries to force the settlement talks.

The Ukrainian forces swept the border for the first time last summer in an unexpected assault, going beyond unpaid Russian positions and obtaining a bridgehead of some 200 square miles around the Russian city in Southzha, which is around six miles from the border.

It was the first time that a foreign army has crossed Russian territory since the Second World War.

Military analysts remain divided on the question of whether the surprise decision to conduct an offensive in Russian territory served a useful objective or was a strategic error.