Russian dictator Vladimir Putin wants to regain control of the Kursk region before the inauguration of the new US President Donald Trump in January next year. This was reported by The Telegraph, according to UNN.
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It is noted that for this purpose, the Russian command has deployed 50 thousand military personnel - Russian and North Korean - in Kursk region.
“NATO allies believe that Putin hopes to return the territories seized by Ukraine before Trump's inauguration on January 20,” the article says.
According to British military intelligence, which the publication has seen, Moscow is likely to increase the number of kamikaze drone attacks on Ukrainian positions in the coming days. The enemy may use new UAV launch sites near the border.
The newspaper writes that about 12,000 North Korean soldiers sent by Kim Jong-un to support Moscow's military efforts are likely to be involved in the fighting in the Kursk region under a mutual military assistance pact between Russia and North Korea signed this year.
Ukrainian analysts believe that the Kremlin may also seek to use its largest counteroffensive in Kursk Oblast to gain momentum and move further into Sumy Oblast.
The Telegraph notes that Russia has already regained about half of the territory seized by Ukraine as a result of the invasion of Kursk region in August. Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said that Ukrainian positions are being attacked by “tens of thousands of enemy soldiers from the best Russian strike units.
Western diplomats are worried that Putin will try to quickly seize territory before Trump's inauguration to give Russia more bargaining power in any peace talks,
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