Kris Osborn
Kursk Offensive: Why Ukraine’s Tactics Shifted the War’s Momentum
These days, the narrative in most media outlets is that the war in Ukraine has now flipped to where Russia has most of the momentum and is slowly clawing back territory. And yet, just a few months ago, Ukraine’s Kursk ‘invasion’ was praised as a significant success.
However, even now, with North Korea entering the war to help Russia in this key sector, some say Ukraine made a mistake with this military undertaking.
If taking the long view, the Kursk offensive appears to have been largely successful in some key respects.
While “holding” ground continues to be a challenge for Ukrainian forces, and key factors are likely contributing to this, the Kursk offensive showed that classic mechanized maneuver operations with heavy armor were effective against Russian defenses.
Kursk: A Success for Ukraine? Yes.
While there are current Russian offenses that are taking ground slowly, and it may not be clear exactly how much “taken” ground Ukrainian troops will be able to hold, the Kursk offensive has proven highly effective in a number to a certain degree.
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