On Tuesday, it is a week since large Ukrainian forces were behind a surprise attack inside Russia. Russia seems to be taken to bed. Ukraine’s attack stuns the outside world. Rewarded with Leopard2 tanks? According to Ukraine’s largest newspaper NV – The New Voice of Ukraine, the Ukrainian forces’ operation inside Russia has already produced concrete results. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius greets Ukrainian soldiers on training in Germany. Head of the defense committee in Germany, Marcus Faber, proposes more German tanks to Ukraine after the offensive in Russia. Photo: LIESA JOHANNSSEN / Reuters The newspaper writes that Germany is encouraged to provide more and heavier weapons. The head of the defense committee in the German Bundestag, Marcus Faber, advocates sending more German Leoprad2 tanks. – Ukraine’s offensive against Russia in the Kursk region is going better than expected, says Marcus Faber. Faber emphasizes that the Ukrainians’ attack forces Russia to withdraw significant forces from the front line inside Ukraine. – This leads to less pressure on the front line itself inside Ukraine. What is happening is a reason to discuss the delivery of more Leopard2 tanks, says the head of the defense committee in the Bundestag. Faber’s wish comes in addition to previous German promises. According to the press service of the Bundestag, 18 Leopard2 and 58 Leopard1 tanks have already been delivered or are in the process of being delivered to Ukraine. Ukraine: – Controls 1,000 square kilometers The defense leadership in Ukraine claims that the country’s military forces now have control over approximately 1,000 square kilometers in Russia, writes Reuters. This has not been confirmed by independent sources. Ukrainian President Zelenskyj visited the Bundestag in Berlin on 11 June. Now he can get more tanks as a result of the offensive in Russia. Photo: Axel Schmidt / Reuters – We continue our offensive operations in the Kursk region. Now we control about 1,000 square kilometers of Russia, says Oleksandr Syrskyi. He is leading the attack into Russia and updated President Zelensky on the offensive on Monday, writes Reuters. Russia has not confirmed that Ukrainian forces control such large areas. The governor of the Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, says that Ukrainian forces control 28 towns and that the area is about 40 square kilometers, writes Reuters. According to local authorities in Kursk, 120,000 Russians have been evacuated from the region in southern Russia, writes Deutsche Welle. Gives Ukraine good bargaining chips Chairman of the defense committee in the Bundestag, Marcus Faber, says that Ukraine’s offensive shows the population of Russia that Vladimir Putin has lost control and that the management of the Russian defense has failed. – What is happening now provides a basis for peace talks with Putin’s successor and for talks with Putin at the International Criminal Court, says Marcus Faber rhetorically on the messaging service X. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says that the attack into Russia is taking place to ensure Ukraine’s security. He points out that a great many of the attacks from the Russian side take place from the region of Kursk, which is close to the border with Ukraine. Zelensky says that the region of Sumy in Ukraine, which is close to the border with Russia, has been attacked 2,100 times since June 1. – Russia must be forced into negotiations. The bad way Russia fights can force Putin in that direction, says Zelensky. Published 13.08.2024, at 07.20 Updated 13.08.2024, at 07.29
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