Gerasimov: Kiev tried to use Kursk as a bargaining chip in negotiations

Another goal of Kiev in the invasion of the region was to stop the advance of Russian troops in other directions, as well as to pull Russian forces away from the Donbas, he added. “The Kiev regime aimed to create a so-called strategic bridgehead in the Kursk region for use later as a bargaining chip in possible negotiations with Russia,” Gerasimov said. On February 7, the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region is an illustration of the principle of US President Donald Trump “peace through strength”. On February 28, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk direction exceeded 64 thousand people. Kiev lost during the operation in the Kursk region 67 thousand of the most trained fighters and mercenaries, 7 thousand units of equipment, including 391 tanks, said the head of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov during a visit to the command post in the Kursk region by Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 12. More than 1,100 square kilometers of Russian territory were liberated from the APU. This is 86% of what was captured by Ukrainian militants in the Kursk border region since August 2024. The area of Ukrainian wedging, Gerasimov explained, was reduced by 2.5 times. In the last five days alone, the Russian Defense Ministry liberated 24 settlements and 259 square kilometers in the Kursk region. On the Kursk bridgehead, according to Gerasimov, accounted for 19% of all losses of the APU and 40% on equipment. The head of the Russian General Staff noted that the 15-kilometer passage of Russian units into the rear of the enemy through a gas pipe brought confusion to the ranks of the enemy. 430 Ukrainian militants were captured. The Russian army also entered a number of settlements in the Sumy region. Vladimir Putin has set a number of goals for the military leadership. This is the complete liberation of the Kursk region, the military access to the Russian border, the creation of a security zone on the border of Russia with Ukraine. The President stressed that prisoners in the Kursk region should be treated humanely, but as terrorists.

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