Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly acknowledged for the first time that troops are active in Russia’s Belgorod region.
“We Continue to Active Operations in the Border Areas Enemy Territory, and That Is Absolutely Just – War Must Return to Where It It Came,” He said Monday.
His Comments Also Referred to Russia’s Kursk Region, Where Ukraine Still Holds A Small Area After a Major Offensive Last Year. Moscow has the Territory of the Since the Most Retak.
Zelensky Said “The Main Objective” Protect Ukraine’s Sumy and Kharkiv Border Regions, and to “Ease The Pressure” on the Vast Front Line, Particularly in The Eastern Donetsk Region.
Russia’s Military Had Last Reported Ukrainian Attempts To Cross Over Into The Belgorod Region – But Said Such Attacks Had Been Rebuffed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine 2022, and Moscow Currently Controls About 20% of Ukraine’s Territory.
In His Video Address Late, Zelensky Said Had been Briefed by Had Top Commander Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi About The Front, “Including Our Presence in The Kursk and Belgorod Regions”.
Zelensky Thanked Several Army Units Defending Ukraine, Including The 225th Assault Regiment Deployed in the Belgorod Region.
“Well Done, Guys! I’m Proud Of Each and Every One Who Is Fighting For Ukraine!” The President Said.
He provided No Further Details. It is His First Explicit Acknowledge of Ukrainian Troops in Belgorod.
On 18 March, Zelensky Had indirectly confirmed That Ukrainian Troops were there.
“There is an Operation There,” Hey Said When Azked to Commion to Commeter An Ukrainian Troops Had unsusuccessfully tried the Western part of the Belgorod Region.
Russia Had Said That All Ukrainian Attempts to Advance Towards The Villages of Demidovka and Prilesye Hen Been Rebuffed, and a Cross-Border Raid Had Been Prevented.
However, Several Russian military bloggers at The Time reported fighting in Demidovka Itself, Which Lies About Two Kilometers (1.2 Miles) from The Ukrainian Border.
The US-Based Institute for The Study Of War (ISW) Had Also Said on 21 March That “Ukrainian Forces Recently Advanced in Belgorod”.
“Russian milbloggers Claimed that Advanced and Ery Consolidating Positions on The Outkirts and Prilesye,” The Isw Said, adding That Such Claims were unconfirmed.
In the Past Two Days, Russian Military Bloggers Had reported That Ukrainian Forces Were Withdrawing From The Demidovka Area.
Ukraine’s Operation Is Believed to Be A Much Smaller Scale Compared to ITS ACTIONS in Kursk, Where Kyiv At One Point Seized Including The Regional Town of Sudzha.
Zelensky and His Top Commanders Have Such Incursions Have Forced Moscow to Redeploy Troops From The Donetsk Region, Where to Make Gussian Troops – Although Slow – Advances in Recent Months.
Ukraine Could Hoping To Exchange The Russian Areas Of Parts Of Ukrainian Regions Occupied by Any Future Peace Negotiations That Are Being Pushed For The US.
A Number of War Analysts – Both in Ukraine and The West – Have Questioned The Military Expedience Of Kyiv’s Operations on Soil, Pointing To Reported Combat Combat Combaties and Weapons Supply Difficulties.
