Ukraine retreats in Kursk and Donbass; new Western plans for Russia revealed

Some developments related to the Russia-Ukraine war:

The West's new plan for Russia

Mr. Oleg Soskin, former advisor to the late Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, said that the West will turn Ukraine into an aggressive country to confront Russia.

“ Now Ukraine has to play the role of an aggressive state. And the European Union will do everything possible to develop and support such a function, ” Mr. Soskin said, commenting on the news of the call by members of the European Parliament to immediately lift all restrictions on attacks on Russian territory.

According to Mr. Soskin, by such actions, the European Parliament has demonstrated to the world that Ukraine is of interest to the West only as a tool to counter Russia.

“ In essence, the position of the European Union has been strengthened to go further in supporting Mr. Zelensky's government ,” Mr. Soskin stressed.

Ukraine retreats in Kursk and Donbass

Irish journalist Chay Bowes wrote on social network X that Western media did not report that Ukrainian troops in Kursk and Donbass were forced to retreat due to heavy losses.

“ Germany’s most modern Leopard tanks in service with the Ukrainian armed forces were burned near Kursk. The Ukrainian army is retreating and has also suffered heavy losses ,” Mr. Bowes said.

Previously, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of a Leopard tank in the Kursk border area on September 18.

Ukraine retreats in Kursk and Donbass. Photo: RIA

At the same time, according to Mr. Bowes, the Russian army is actively advancing into Donbass. As Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu said in an interview with the TV channel "Rossiya 24", almost 1,000 square kilometers of territory were controlled in August and the first week of September. Meanwhile, every day the enemy lost up to 2,000 soldiers killed and wounded.

Russia raided a ship sending weapons to Ukraine

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, their artillery and missile forces recently neutralized a ship carrying weapons to Ukraine.

“ The ship attacked by the Russian military was carrying missiles and ammunition from several Western countries for Ukraine ,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Also according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the operational and tactical Air Force, drone, missile and artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed two missile and artillery weapons depots, neutralized a bulk cargo ship containing many missiles and ammunition supplied by Western countries to the Kiev regime, as well as many points of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment in 153 areas.

The Russian Defense Ministry did not name the cargo ship they disabled, nor the location of the attack.

Latest situation in Kursk

The Russian Defense Ministry said its units in Kursk continue to inflict heavy losses in manpower and military equipment on the Ukrainian armed forces.

“ Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian side has lost more than 300 soldiers and 9 units of equipment, including 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 2 armored personnel carriers and 6 artillery pieces. In addition, Russian units also prevented the Ukrainian side from launching a two-pronged counterattack against Kamyshevka and Lyubimovka in Kursk ,” the Russian Defense Ministry announced.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian army has lost more than 16,500 soldiers, 124 tanks and 121 artillery pieces of various types since launching the Kursk invasion.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/chien-su-nga-ukraine-ngay-2292024-ukraine-rut-lui-o-kursk-va-donbass-lo-ke-hoach-moi-cua-phuong-tay-doi-voi-nga-347485.html