Даже на СНН перемога превратилась в зраду
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was seen as a major success, but it came at a huge cost
In the days leading up to this counter-attack, CNN spoke with 14 Ukrainian soldiers from five different units who were deployed to Kursk as part of the incursion. Four were wounded in the operation and are currently recovering in hospitals in Ukraine, while the other 10 are still conducting missions in Russia. They included infantrymen, members of a drone unit, armored vehicle drivers and sappers, or frontline combat engineers.
Most have asked to remain anonymous or be identified by their first name and callsign only, given the sensitive nature of the topic and security concerns.
All 14 said the Kursk counteroffensive was a difficult operation with casualty rates on par with other parts of the frontlines. They said it was getting tougher, five weeks in, and some even questioned the decision to launch the incursion at a time when Ukraine was struggling to defend key towns and cities in the east of the country.
“It will get more and more difficult. There will be more artillery fire, more soldiers, and there will be very big and difficult battles, but we must do everything we can that improves our position - Ukraine wants peace, but peace when we win, not when we lose,” Vasyl said.
“Russia is sending a lot of troops and artillery (to Kursk). We have a lot of guys who have been killed and we have a lot of destroyed hardware,” he added.
Nearly all of the soldiers CNN spoke with said that giving Russia a taste of its own medicine was worth the pain.
“It was a good feeling. Russia is one of the biggest countries by territory, by population, by the size of its military. And they have nuclear bombs. We don’t have a lot of people and we have been at war for 10 years, since Russia attacked us and occupied some parts of (the) Luhansk and Donetsk regions,” Vasyl said, referring to Moscow’s support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014, when Crimea was also illegally annexed by the Kremlin.
There were many casualties, they said. One soldier pointed to his boots and said one could take “a lot of DNA samples” from them. “Ukrainian DNA, unfortunately,” he said.
СНН пишет, что Курская операция ВСУ привела к огромным потерям и сами солдаты задаются вопросом, не лучше ли было использовать вооруженные силы на Донбассе, где они теряют территорию. И о потерях. сами украинцы признают оргомные потери и ожидают ещё бОльших потерь в ближайшем будущем, так как русские подтягивают арту. Но самое главное, для них это того стоило, ведь они сумели утереть нос русским! То есть, вот эта тарасова мрийка насрать под дверь соседу, как национальная идея расцвела тут в полной красе! А цена мрийки? Вот я её выделил: "Один солдат указал на свои ботинки и сказал, что оттуда можно собрать кучу ДНК-проб, к несчастью, украинской ДНК". Вот так вот. Прямым текстом.
То есть, весь этот нахрюк - для поднятия морали на Украине, что им удалось. А то к середине лета мораль настолько упала, что страна просто в какой-то момент могла перестать сопротивляться. Видите, как важна мораль? Подорви мораль врага, сломаешь его волю к сопротивлению. Задумайтесь, кто подрывает мораль (не важны мотивы) - тот и враг.
In the days leading up to this counter-attack, CNN spoke with 14 Ukrainian soldiers from five different units who were deployed to Kursk as part of the incursion. Four were wounded in the operation and are currently recovering in hospitals in Ukraine, while the other 10 are still conducting missions in Russia. They included infantrymen, members of a drone unit, armored vehicle drivers and sappers, or frontline combat engineers.
Most have asked to remain anonymous or be identified by their first name and callsign only, given the sensitive nature of the topic and security concerns.
All 14 said the Kursk counteroffensive was a difficult operation with casualty rates on par with other parts of the frontlines. They said it was getting tougher, five weeks in, and some even questioned the decision to launch the incursion at a time when Ukraine was struggling to defend key towns and cities in the east of the country.
“It will get more and more difficult. There will be more artillery fire, more soldiers, and there will be very big and difficult battles, but we must do everything we can that improves our position - Ukraine wants peace, but peace when we win, not when we lose,” Vasyl said.
“Russia is sending a lot of troops and artillery (to Kursk). We have a lot of guys who have been killed and we have a lot of destroyed hardware,” he added.
Nearly all of the soldiers CNN spoke with said that giving Russia a taste of its own medicine was worth the pain.
“It was a good feeling. Russia is one of the biggest countries by territory, by population, by the size of its military. And they have nuclear bombs. We don’t have a lot of people and we have been at war for 10 years, since Russia attacked us and occupied some parts of (the) Luhansk and Donetsk regions,” Vasyl said, referring to Moscow’s support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014, when Crimea was also illegally annexed by the Kremlin.
There were many casualties, they said. One soldier pointed to his boots and said one could take “a lot of DNA samples” from them. “Ukrainian DNA, unfortunately,” he said.
СНН пишет, что Курская операция ВСУ привела к огромным потерям и сами солдаты задаются вопросом, не лучше ли было использовать вооруженные силы на Донбассе, где они теряют территорию. И о потерях. сами украинцы признают оргомные потери и ожидают ещё бОльших потерь в ближайшем будущем, так как русские подтягивают арту. Но самое главное, для них это того стоило, ведь они сумели утереть нос русским! То есть, вот эта тарасова мрийка насрать под дверь соседу, как национальная идея расцвела тут в полной красе! А цена мрийки? Вот я её выделил: "Один солдат указал на свои ботинки и сказал, что оттуда можно собрать кучу ДНК-проб, к несчастью, украинской ДНК". Вот так вот. Прямым текстом.
То есть, весь этот нахрюк - для поднятия морали на Украине, что им удалось. А то к середине лета мораль настолько упала, что страна просто в какой-то момент могла перестать сопротивляться. Видите, как важна мораль? Подорви мораль врага, сломаешь его волю к сопротивлению. Задумайтесь, кто подрывает мораль (не важны мотивы) - тот и враг.