US media reports: Ukrainian army suffers defeat in Russia's Kursk region.
The New York Times reported that Ukrainian armed forces failed in their attempt to attack the Kursk region of Russia.
According to RIA Novosti, the New York Times quoted an analyst, Pasi Paroinen, from the Finnish organization Black Bird Group, as saying that the Russian military has responded strongly to the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk region.
"Russia has retaliated against Ukraine's attack in Kursk," the article states.
Finnish expert Pasi Paroinen noted that there will be no "easy steps" for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this direction.
According to him, by its actions, Ukraine is trying to distract Russia from the main battlefield, where Ukrainian troops are being defeated. However, analysts believe that Kyiv has not succeeded. Ukrainian units have failed in their attempts to attack.
"This is causing a lot of problems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces," Paroinen said.
On the morning of August 6th, Ukrainian troops launched an attack on the Sudzha district of Russia's Kursk region. The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, reported to President Putin that the troops had halted their advance. He emphasized that the operation in the Kursk region would conclude with the defeat of the enemy and the crossing of the border.
Counter-terrorism measures and a state of emergency have been implemented in Russian border regions such as Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andrey Zagorodnyuk, now an advisor to the government, stated on August 10th that Ukraine had been planning a raid on the Russian border for a long time. The goal was not to gain "long-term" control of Russian territory, but rather to expose Russia's weaknesses.
