The Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK and the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi expressed his assessment of the Kursk operation for the first time.
He published his opinion in an article for Dzerkalo Tyzhnia.
"Such actions [the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk Oblast of the russian federation in August 2024], if they are justified primarily by human losses, with limited goals, can be carried out. However, practice has shown that in the end an isolated tactical breakthrough on a narrow section of the front does not bring the necessary success to the attacking side," Zaluzhnyi wrote.
He added that he did not know the exact price of such actions, but, in his opinion, it is "obviously too high".
"The defending troops managed to take advantage of both technological and tactical advantages and, over time, not only did not allow the tactical breakthrough to develop into an operational success, but later they themselves made a tactical advance - also without operational success. The price of such actions is unknown to me, but it is obvious that it was too high," the former Commander-in-Chief noted.
We will remind, in addition, the former Commander-in-Chief believes that drones, electronic warfare systems and artificial intelligence have become key elements of the modern battlefield. It is thanks to these technologies that Ukraine was able to adapt to new conditions of war, increase the survivability of personnel and create a transparent battlefield, where every movement of the enemy becomes a potential target.
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