Despite the Ukrainian army's advance in the Kursk region, Russia is getting closer to a great victory at the front, writes The Times.
Evacuation of the key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, which is the scene of fierce fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian occupation troops, is currently underway. Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Pokrovsk say that the success of their comrades in arms in the Kursk region does not have a positive effect on the situation in Donbass.
Russia's progress toward the crucial logistics hub of Pokrovsk, which has been in its sights for so long, is gaining momentum. Last week, the Kyiv government ordered a forced evacuation of the city. According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian forces are now advancing so quickly that it is imperative that families leave the city and other settlements in nearby areas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently admitted that the situation on the eastern front line in Ukraine, near the strategic logistics center of Pokrovsk, as well as near Toretsk, is "difficult".
One of the goals of the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk region was to draw Russian troops from the Donbas region, but so far the Russian military leadership has prioritized the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
War "is back" in Russia, which "will know what revenge is," Ukrainian President Zelensky said yesterday. His speech was published on August 24, when Ukraine celebrates its national holiday - Independence Day. On August 24, 1991, the country separated from the then Soviet Union.