Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has reportedly come under a “barrage of criticism” from his own soldiers, lawmakers and military analysts after Russian forces managed to make rapid advances in Donbass and push back Kiev’s troops, the Financial Times claimed on Friday.
- According to the UK outlet, due to Kiev’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region earlier this month, which involved the redeployment of thousands of Ukraine’s most battle-hardened troops, many of its forces fighting in the Russian Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) have ended up being stretched thin and have been struggling to hold their ground.
This week, Ukraine’s front line in the region was breached by Russian forces who have been closing in on the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in the west of the DPR, which represents one of the key rail and road junctions in the region. Frontelligence Insight, a Ukrainian analytical group cited by the FT, say the loss of the city would be a serious blow to the Ukrainian military’s logistics.
The current situation on the edge of Pokrovsk has been described as a “complete defensive failure” for the Ukrainian military, according to Alexander Kovalenko, a military analyst at the Kiev-based Information Resistance group.
Other military experts, including those within the Deep State group, which is said to have ties to Ukraine’s defense ministry, have described the situation on the front line as “complete chaos,” stating that Russian forces have been advancing more rapidly in the region since Kiev launched its incursion on August 6 than in the months before.
Kiev’s troops have also been sharing their frustration with Zelensky and his commanders, with one serviceman being quoted by the FT as saying that he has “never seen anything like this” and that “everything is falling apart so quickly.”
Zhenya, who serves within Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade and fought in the 10-month-long battle for Artemovsk last year, reportedly warned that “Pokrovsk will fall much faster than Bakhmut did,” according to the British outlet.
Meanwhile, Zelensky himself has described the situation on the front line near Pokrovsk as “extremely difficult.” His top commander, Aleksandr Syrsky, has also admitted that Kiev’s gambit in Kursk had failed to force Russia to divert its troops from Pokrovsk, as Moscow refused to take the bait.
According to the latest figures from the Russian Defense Ministry, Kiev’s incursion has cost Ukraine more than 7,800 service members, 75 tanks, and more than 500 armored vehicles.
Military operation in Ukraine , Sep 01, 13:57
2 016 viewsPeskov announced Russia's response to the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Kursk region
Peskov: Russia is already responding to the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Kursk regionDmitry Peskov (Photo: Alexey Mayshev / TASS)
Russia is already responding to the attack of the Ukrainian army on the Kursk region, stated President spokesman Dmitry Peskov in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin.
«The answer is already, in fact, happening. Why do you think this is a one-time event? » — Peskov said.
The decisive actions of the Russian troops in relation to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) are noticeable, the representative of the Kremlin noted. According to Peskov, the response to the attack will continue.
The Acting Governor Alexei Smirnov reported to Putin that 28 settlements are under the control of the Armed Forces.
- On August 26, the Russian military attacked massive impact on energy facilities in Ukraine.
- The blow was inflicted on facilities that ensure the operation of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine.
- The goals were power plants, gas compressor stations, places of storage of aviation weapons.
- President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky called the blow one of the largest from the beginning of hostilities.
Large-scale attack of drones in Russia. MapNearly 160 Ukrainian drones shot down over Russian territory per nightDuring a massive night attack, drones attacked the refinery in Moscow, as well as two state district power plants — in the Moscow Region and the Tver Region
On the night of September 1, 158 Ukrainian airplane drones were shot down over Russian regions, the Ministry of Defense reported.
What consequences of the drone attack were reported by the regional authorities:
- In Moscow, according to the Ministry of Defense, two drones were shot down. After the fall of one of the drones happened fire in «separate technical room » Moscow refinery, said mayor Sergey Sobyanin. The fire is localized, there is no threat to people and the operation of the plant, assured in the Ministry of Emergencies.
- Seven drones were shot down in the suburbs. The head of the Kashirsky urban district Mikhail Shuvalov reportedthat three drones tried to attack the territory of the Kashirskaya state district power station. «There are no casualties or destruction, no fire has followed. Electricity is regularly supplied to subscribers », — he wrote.
- In the Tver region, one drone was shot down. The press service of the regional government told RBC that due to the fall of the drone started fire near the Konakovskaya state district power station, fire was put out, gas and electricity supply of the district is carried out in normal mode.
- In the Kaluga region, five drones were intercepted. Governor Vladislav Shapsha reportedthat one of the drones, suppressed by the EW systems, was hooked on a cell tower in the Tarus region. «There is minor damage to the tower. The task force » is working, — the head of the region said.
Zelensky criticized for the advance of Russian troops in Donbass
The positions of Ukraine are weakened by the redeployment of experienced fighters to the Kursk region, critics of Zelensky believe, Russian troops continue to move towards Pokrovsk. Ukrainian president recognized «extremely difficult » situation
Photo: Alexander Easy / TASS
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky was criticized by the military, lawmakers and experts due to the rapid advancement of the Russian army in Donbass amid the ongoing attack by the Armed Forces in the Kursk Region, the Financial Times (FT) reports.
Russian forces are moving towards Pokrovsk, a large railway junction 66 km northwest of Donetsk, this week the country's Ministry of Defense reported about occupation several nearby settlements. Ukrainian troops were forced to retreat from prepared defensive lines. Critics of Zelensky believe that the position of Ukraine was weakened by the redeployment of thousands of experienced fighters for the operation in the Kursk region.
The loss of the city will jeopardize logistics throughout the region for the Armed Forces, according to the Ukrainian analytical group Frontelligence Insight. Analyst of the Kiev group Information Resistance Alexander Kovalenko called the situation on the eastern outskirts of Pokrovska «a complete failure of defense », saying that the responsibility for this lies not with Ukrainian soldiers, but with those who «make decisions for them », writes FT. One of the fighters of the 93rd mechanized brigade admitted that «Pokrovsk will fall much faster than Bakhmut » (another name for the city — Artemovsk, Russia controls him since May 2023).
This week, Ukrainian forces retreated from Novorodovka, a city 8 km from Pokrovsk. The Kiev Center for Defense Strategies believes that the withdrawal of troops indicates a shortage of defensive resources in Ukraine. Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, explains this by the fact that the TAG1 APU was distracted by «in the Kursk region: » Ukraine sent reserves to Kursk, leaving less opportunities to fill in gaps elsewhere. Some of the more experienced teams have been replaced by newer, less experienced units ». In addition, the Ukrainian military under Pokrovsky speaks of a shortage of shells.
Zelensky during a press conference on August 27 described the situation in the Pokrovsky direction as «extremely difficult ». The head of the Armed Forces Alexander Syrsky also recognizedthat Russian troops increased pressure on Pokrovsk.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spokethat Ukraine, when attacking the Kursk region, set several goals for itself, including stopping the Russian offensive in Donbass. However, according to him, the pace of the operation there did not decrease, but increased by 1.5 times. ..
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