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Resistance See other Resistance Articles Title: Ukraine was planning to hit Kursk, but everyone was told 'not to panic' because 'those above know better' Ukraine was planning to hit Kursk, but everyone was told 'not to panic' because 'those above know better' Story by ktan@businessinsider.com (Kwan Wei Kevin Tan) • 14 August 2024 9 of Ukraine's deadliest strikes that killed scores of Russians with a single blow — US HIMARS and ATACMS take a toll ©Nils Petter Nilsson/Getty Images Russia is believed to have lost more than 450,000 soldiers during the war in Ukraine. Some Ukrainian strikes have killed scores of Russian troops with a single blow. Russia and Ukraine are both secretive about death tolls and their estimates usually widely differ. More than two years on, the war in Ukraine has been brutal and costly for both sides, particularly for invading Russian forces. The UK Defense Ministry said on April 27, 2024, that it estimated 450,000 Russian troops had been killed or wounded since the start of the conflict. Neither Russia nor Ukraine have ever confirmed the numbers of their losses. Reports claimed Russia was hemorrhaging men and weapons in its attempts to capture Avdiivka, a strategic town in eastern Ukraine and a gateway to Russia-occupied Ukraine. The town fell to Russian occupation in February. Now fighting wages on in the surrounding areas such as Chasiv Yar. Russia continues to have the upper hand, but Ukraine is holding out hope that newly approved US aid will reach its front lines sooner rather than later. Despite high Russian losses, the country's population is about three times the size of Ukraine's — a large pool from which Russia could keep replenishing its ranks. In April, Zelenskyy claimed Russia was preparing to mobilize a further 300,000 troops by June, though the Kremlin denied this. Russians typically outnumber Ukrainians on the battlefield by a ratio of almost three to one, The New York Times reported, but Ukraine has used weapons such as the US-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, and Western cruise missiles to inflict high casualties on Russian troops. These are believed to be some of the deadliest single moments for Russia in the conflict so far. Andrey Gurulyov said Russia's military knew about Ukraine's invasion plans for Kursk about a month before it happened but was told "not to panic" because "those above know better." Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images Andrey Gurulyov said Russia's military knew about Ukraine's invasion plans for Kursk about a month before it happened but was told "not to panic" because "those above know better." Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images A Russian lawmaker said Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region didn't come as a complete surprise. Andrey Gurulyov said the military was warned about the attack a month ago. "But from the top came the order not to panic and that those above know better," he said. Ukraine caught the world by surprise when it attacked Russia's Kursk region last week, but a Russian lawmaker said the country's military knew about the planned incursion a month before it happened. "But from the top came the order not to panic, and that those above know better," Andrey Gurulyov, a member of the State Duma and retired major general, told the military expert Vladislav Shurygin in a televised interview that aired on August 8, according to a translation by The New York Times. Russia's military, Gurulyov said, was told about Ukraine's plans for Kursk about a month ago. The former army officer said military leadership received an intelligence report about Ukraine's impending attack. Ukraine launched a shock offensive into the Kursk region on August 6. The complex and surprise attack has been wildly successful for the embattled country, which was caught on the back foot after the US Congress delayed more than $60 billion of aid. The Ukraine aid bill was finally passed in April after months of back- and-forth. On Monday, the commander in chief of Ukraine's military, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said Ukraine had seized nearly 400 square miles of Russian territory in just a few days. That's close to the amount of Ukrainian territory captured by Russia this year. This isn't the first time Gurulyov has ripped Russia's military leaders and accused them of having poor strategy and incompetence on the battlefield. In September, Gurulyov said in a Telegram message that the military was using lies and false reporting to downplay Ukraine's accomplishments during their failed counteroffensive on Russia. "Victory is separated from us only by one serious problem of ours — lies. Yes, there is less of it than there was at the beginning of the special military operation, but it is there," Gurulyov wrote, using the euphemism for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "False reports, unfortunately, lead to poor decisions at many levels. It is there, let's admit it and fight it, otherwise it will be a disaster," he added. Representatives for Russia's defense ministry didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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