The same BBC, which also unofficially serves as a propaganda arm of the Western governments.
In its report dated August 31, BBC wrote that the Ukrainian military made a blunder by launching Kursk invasion into Russian territory.
Now, let’s understand, what made BBC write this.
Russia is just days away from occupying the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Russia is throwing everything that can move into its assault.
You may ask why?
Because Pokrovsk is an essential supply and reinforcement point for Ukraine’s troops on the eastern front line.
The battle for Pokrovsk is really a continuation of the battle for Avdiivka, which Ukraine lost in February after months of bloody fighting.
To capture Pokrovsk, Moscow has deployed around one third of its Central Army Group, or about 30,000 troops, to the offensive – as well as its most battle-ready reserves.
As Russian troops marched towards the city, they successfully captured the Ukrainian town of Novohrodivka earlier this week, infuriating some in Ukraine who felt it should have been better defended.
But make no mistake, Russia is simultaneously pounding several more frontline cities. Russian forces have launched assaults on the town of Selidove, just south of Novohrodivka, and other areas of the Donetsk region nearby.
Russia has also been using powerful glide bombs, forcing Ukraine to disperse its units when shelling begins and sometimes even withdraw troops from the front line.
These developments have made Ukrainian generals extremely jittery.
For example, BBC quoted military expert Mykhaylo Zhyrokhov as saying that once Pokrovsk falls in Russia’s hands, “the entire front line will crumble.” It means the Kursk offensive will collapse almost immediately.
BBC in its report said that instead of pushing ahead with the Kursk invasion, Ukraine should have reinforced the eastern frontline. The shallow offensive, which was designed for mere media hype, left Pokrovsk and other important Ukrainian towns exposed.
And now we know why Russian leader Vladimir Putin allowed Ukrainian troops to enter several kilometers inside the Russian territory. Putin’s plan is to lure Ukrainian troopers deeper into Russia while aggressively approaching Pokrovsk to snap their supply chains. This will leave troops involved in the offensive hanging in the balance.
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s commander in chief said that Kyiv’s forces had taken 1,294 sq km (500 sq miles) of territory inside Kursk. The same news was amplified by Western media across the globe, giving a false impression that Ukraine may be finally winning this war.
But hold on! Nobody is talking about Ukraine’s losses on its eastern frontline.
For instance, Russia last week captured Ukrainian settlement called Novohrodivka. Now, this settlement is three times larger than the largest Russian settlement captured by Ukraine during the Kursk offensive.
According to Ukrainian armed forces chief Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, the biggest purpose of Kursk offensive was to defend the cities of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
He said, “One of the objectives of the offensive operation in the Kursk direction was to divert significant enemy forces from other directions, primarily from the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions.”
What a bunch of fools!
Now, even BBC has declared the Kursk offensive a failure. The BBC report says, “But that objective appears to have failed. Russian forces have not been redeployed from the Pokrovsk frontline.”
“On the contrary they’ve been strengthened by additional troops and their advance has quickened.”
So, it’s all over Ukraine here. The hype turned out to be a façade. The Kursk offensive has almost collapsed and Vladimir Putin has once again emerged victorious in yet another battle against NATO and company.
