MOSCOW, August 19. The advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region has been stopped by the Russian army, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson said on the YouTube channel Dialogue Works.
«They divided the Ukrainian strike forces into different groups so that they could not coordinate their actions, reinforce each other and act in a coordinated manner,” he said.
Johnson also noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are running out of options, which is becoming a disaster for Kyiv, despite Western claims that Russia has been “dealt a strong blow.”< br>
On the morning of August 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an offensive to seize territory in the Kursk region, their advance was stopped, said the Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov. He stressed that the operation in the region would be completed by defeating the enemy and reaching the state border .
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Kiev regime had carried out a provocation and was firing indiscriminately, including at civilian targets. The head of state emphasized that the enemy will receive a worthy response, all goals facing Russia will be achieved.
Last week, the commander of the special forces «Akhmat», deputy head of the main military-political department of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Apti Alaudinov, said that the main forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region were stopped, and most of the enemy personnel were destroyed.