By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-05 22:05:43 | Updated at 2025-01-10 14:57:43
4 days ago
Top Russian general betrays Putin’s worst fears as Ukraine attacks Kursk again
The Telegraph via Yahoo ^ | January 5th, 2025 | James Kilner
Posted on 01/05/2025 1:30:31 PM PST by Mariner
Russia’s defence ministry may believe its forces are “defeating” Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the Kursk region, but Vladimir Putin clearly doesn’t.
He has sent one of his toughest generals to organise the fight back against Ukraine’s surprise Sunday morning counter-offensive.
General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, promoted in December 2024 by Putin and trusted to run Russia’s border defences and Africa mercenary projects, arrived in Kursk less than a couple of hours after Ukrainian tanks started rumbling towards Russian positions.
By sending Gen Yevkurov to Kursk, Putin has shown his hand.
Although it is still unclear how successful the Ukrainian counter-offensive will be, he is clearly worried.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jameskilner; jimmythemindreader; kilnerthemindreader; rundstedtoffensive; zeeperporn
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Anyone who think this will a material effect on the war can't count.
1 posted on 01/05/2025 1:30:31 PM PST by Mariner
To: Mariner
Current war map. Ukraine's attack is that small spot of blue in the north.
2 posted on 01/05/2025 1:33:12 PM PST by BushCountry (A properly cast vote (1 day voting) can save you $2.00 a gallon.)
To: Mariner
He is giving his meanest General look....
3 posted on 01/05/2025 1:34:38 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
To: Mariner; BushCountry
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4 posted on 01/05/2025 1:51:21 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: Mariner; BushCountry
Our Gaslight Media always has to have a Horse Race going for its semi-literate readers...
5 posted on 01/05/2025 1:54:01 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: Mariner
Africa mercenary projects??? And that is Putin’s problem... Spending too much time and resources in Syria, Africa, etc... And losing the war against the Ukraine.
6 posted on 01/05/2025 2:03:20 PM PST by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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