Advisor to the head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak named the political goals of Ukraine's offensive in the Kursk region, including cutting off logistics routes that allow Russians to effectively bring reserves along the entire front line, pushing Russian artillery to the required distance so that it cannot be used against civilians, showing the failure of the Russian leadership and the transfer of the war to the territory of Russia. Podolyak said this in an interview with the Medusa media outlet, UNN reports .
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According to Podolyak, only the military command can comment on military goals and named four main political goals of Ukraine.
The first is that Ukraine is fighting a defensive war, pushing Russian artillery to the necessary distance so that it cannot be used against civilians. The second challenge is to cut off the logistics routes that allow the Russians to effectively bring reserves along the entire front line. Rocky roads, accumulation centers, training centers - these are also being destroyed. By the way, Ukraine is not aiming to occupy this territory, but is waging a war within the framework of defense and is destroying only military facilities. Social facilities remain under the control of the Russian Federation - they have no value for Ukraine
He also noted that the third task is to show the failure of the Russian civilian and military leadership.
They cannot understand what is happening, are not capable of making quick, effective decisions, and by their actions prove once again that they have little control over the situation. In this sense, little has changed since the Wagnerian campaign of 2023. Accordingly, it should be obvious to our partners that Russia is not strong enough to control the internal risks that are gradually increasing due to the war
Podolyak called the fourth goal the transfer of the war to the territory of the Russian Federation.
When we entered the Kursk region, we saw how shocked people were: they were living in a different reality. It seems to them that the war is already going on almost on the territory of European countries, and they are not at any risk. Now they see a completely different situation. Of course, all this will have severe social consequences for Russia. Perhaps, at last, some discussion will begin about what kind of war it is and what consequences it will lead to
He emphasized that Ukraine does not pursue the goals that Russia sets when it enters the territory, conducts occupation actions, and creates occupation administrations. According to him, the operation in the Kursk region is an operation to destroy military facilities in the region.
Recall
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he held a meeting on the situation in Kursk region, where they discussed security, humanitarian aid and the establishment of military commandant's offices if necessary .