iTV.ge | NATO General – Russia’s response to Kursk was slow and confusing

Gen. Christopher Cavour, commander of NATO’s combined forces in Europe, said Russia was still working on a response to Ukrainian actions in the Kursk region that had so far been slow and disorganized.

According to Ukrainian media reports, Kavoli stated at the International Relations Council that Russia’s reaction was due to a number of factors. First, it was unclear who was responsible for the hostilities in the Russian Federation, and second, because Russia lacked a release force that could be used in the Kursk region.

“Russia is still preparing a response to an aggression in Ukraine. So far it’s been a rather slow and chaotic response. Part of the reason is that Russia can’t figure out who has the power. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for military operations inside Ukraine, but not inside Russia, right? Well, that should be the Ministry of Interior. Secondly, Russia has no free forces it can commit. The level of involvement of Russian ground forces in Ukraine is very significant,” the NATO general said.

According to his explanation, the troops who remain in Russia and face similar problems are recruits who are theoretically and legally prohibited from fighting in Ukraine.

“So we are not talking about combat forces that can be expected to react quickly,” the NATO general added.

We remind you that on August 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an offensive operation in the Kursk region. Fighting is taking place in the Kozhenevsky, Suyansky and Belovsky districts. On August 12, the Acting Governor of the Kursk region, Alexey Smirnov, announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had taken control of 28 settlements in the region. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Sersky, said that Ukrainian soldiers have penetrated 35 kilometers into Russian territory and have taken control of 82 settlements in the Kursk region.