Vor einem Jahr marschierten die ukrainischen Truppen in Russland ein – lohnte sich die Kursk -Offensive?
https://www.nzz.ch/international/ukraine-hat-sich-die-kursk-offensive-gelohnt-bilanz-nach-einem-jahr-ld.1896386
Vor einem Jahr marschierten die ukrainischen Truppen in Russland ein – lohnte sich die Kursk -Offensive?
https://www.nzz.ch/international/ukraine-hat-sich-die-kursk-offensive-gelohnt-bilanz-nach-einem-jahr-ld.1896386
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No, it is not, it was a mistake.
it was a gamble to get the west to double down, but it didn’t work, unfortunately
One other factor to consider: by taking the war to Russia itself, more Russians might have been made aware of what was going on and the senseless waste and horror of it all.
Hard to say decisively.
It definitely changed the geopolitics in Ukraine, Russia & the west. It also held down a lot of Russian troops and forced Russian losses in the counteroffensive.
But also… it exposed a lot of the west’s „reluctance to win“ issues… and Ukraine failed (and wasn’t allowed) to turn Kursk into a military crisis.
Trump then turned off Intel support and the front collapsed. He basically gave Kursk to Russia as a good faith gesture.
So… mixed bag. It did prove that Ukraine can be dangerous. That may yet matter.
Almost certainly wasn’t but there’s little other good choices available to Ukraine. It was a desperate ploy to try get a more favourable settlement in any future territory exchange.
What do people expect. It’s always been 3/1 advantage in terms of manpower and resources
Ukraine had been taking punches for a while and it has been a very long war. It might had been good to show that you can still strike back. It raises morale at home and forces Russia to put resources to defence. Counter attacks are integral part of effective defence.
It didn’t come without costs obviously.
Nope it wasn’t
They were quite successful in forcing the redistribution of Russian soldiers and boosting morale for their own.
They also exposed one of Putin’s red lines as a paper tiger.