Russia Ukraine War: It has been more than 2 years since the Russia-Ukraine war. No one expected that a small country like Ukraine would last so long against nuclear power Russia in this war. Surprising everyone, Ukraine has not only defeated Russia but has also captured a huge area of Russia. This place is Kursk. Kursk is not an ordinary place. It means a lot to Russia. It is connected to Russia from the time when Russia was not only Russia but the Soviet Union. This is the same place where Russia tasted victory in the Second World War. Fighting on behalf of the Allied country, the Soviet Union defeated the army of German dictator Adolf Hitler. Kursk is also considered as the Victory Point of Russia in a way.
The Second World War was at its peak. Germany was considered almost invincible. It had almost pushed Europe on the back foot. To conquer Europe, it was necessary to conquer the Soviet Union (Russia). In June 1942, the German army turned towards the Soviet Union. The army reached Stalingrad in Russia, a fierce battle took place between the two countries, but no result was achieved till the end of November. During this time, severe cold started in Russia. Many German soldiers were killed in the war, the soldiers’ ration was also on the verge of ending, there were no weapons left to fight the war. The German army had no other option but to surrender.
hold on till the last bullet
Hitler had ordered his soldiers, ‘Maintain your position till the last man and the last bullet…’ But, German General Friedrich Paulus went against Hitler’s orders and surrendered on 2 February 1943. Hitler did not accept this. He called it treason. He decided to wipe Russia off the face of the earth. This also proved to be the first link of his defeat in the Second World War. His army returning from Russia after defeat had reached Kursk (part of Southern Russia). It was a neutral place. Hitler ordered them to stop there. Now he sent a large military contingent there for a large-scale attack.
For the first time Russia tasted victory
With the desire to defeat Russia, Hitler sent millions of German soldiers, thousands of tanks and armored cannons to Kursk. Germany’s Operation Barbarossa begins from here. The war between Russia and Germany continued for almost 1 year in these areas. Against Germany’s expectations, the Russian army performed brilliantly and defeated Germany. In this fierce war, more than 2 lakh German soldiers were killed and more than 1 thousand tanks were also destroyed. In the Second World War, the army of the Soviet Union, that is, the Russian army, tasted victory in August 1943 at this very place.
Ukraine captured Kursk
This happened for the first time in this war when Russia was not able to control its defense system. The plan of the Kursk campaign of the Ukrainian army was very secret. The soldiers walking on the border were shown as if they were practicing inside their border. Russia did not have the slightest inkling of the attack. Russia was not at all prepared for the attack here. At the same time, Ukraine captured Kursk by using America’s high quality glide bombs. The kind of success Ukraine got in Kursk was not even achieved by Germany in 1943. A video of this attack has also been released. Attacks with GBU-39 bombs on the Russian platoon base in the Kursk region, Russians getting injured and Russian weapons being destroyed have been shown.
Ukraine also has an edge over Kharkiv
Ukraine has not only captured Kursk in Russia. They have claimed that Ukraine’s third assault brigade has captured about two square kilometers in Russia’s Kharkiv region. However, it is not yet known when this attack took place. The intensity of the attack means how intense the attack was. Ukraine’s counter attack in the Kharkiv region has come at a time when its forces have gained a significant lead by capturing Russia’s Kursk this month and the Ukrainian army has changed the momentum of the war. At the same time, Ukraine is continuously carrying out drone attacks targeting Russia’s military and fuel. It has been claimed that Russia has suffered heavy losses due to these attacks.
Tags: Russia ukraine war, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 29, 2024, 05:55 IST