Moscow. Russia has been shaken by Ukraine’s counter-attack. Ukraine has captured as much Russian land in eight days with a small attack as Putin’s army captured in Ukraine in the last eight months. The Russian President is furious with Ukraine’s attack and has called on the Kremlin to deploy more troops to Kursk to drive out the enemies. Ukraine attacked on August 6, after which the troops attacked with a large convoy of tanks and aircraft. Kiev claimed that it has captured 74 Russian settlements and 1000 square kilometers of land.
Ukrainian General Oleksandr Sirsky says that as his troops advance, this figure will continue to rise. The analysis claims that since the beginning of 2024, Russia has been able to capture only 994 square kilometers of land inside Ukraine. Exact reports of land capture by Russia vary, although the US Institute for the Study of War reported that Putin has captured more than 1100 square km of area around Donetsk. But during this time, 3 lakh soldiers have been claimed to have been lost, many of whom were killed or seriously injured.
The number of casualties in Russia’s Kursk region is increasing. Putin’s forces are struggling to stop the Ukrainian troops. According to reports, the Ukrainians have reportedly surprised Russian soldiers in their attack and captured about 1200 of them. This will be a confidence booster for Ukrainian President Zelensky and a big blow for Putin. This is the first attack on Russia since the Second World War. The Russian army has felt an attack on its soil for the first time, after which it has launched a major counter-terrorism operation in the border areas of Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk.
Russia has sent tanks, trucks and soldiers to fight. Both armies are carrying out air strikes every night to destroy each other in the war-torn areas. Zelensky has vowed to go even deeper into Russia in the coming days. He has been fighting a war with the Russian army for the last two years.