“Exhausted Ukrainian troops” were ordered to hold positions in the Kursk region until Trump’s inauguration – BBC

Exhausted Ukrainian forces have been ordered to hold their position in Russia’s Kursk region until the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

This was reported by the BBC News service.

“Exhausted Ukrainian troops in Russia have been ordered to hold their ground and wait for Trump,” was the headline of the publication.

The BBC reports that “text messages from soldiers fighting there paint a bleak picture of a battle they don’t fully understand and fear they might lose.”

According to the publication, Ukrainian soldiers “speak of harsh weather conditions and chronic sleep deprivation caused by constant bombardments from Russia, including the use of terrifying 3,000 kg guided bombs. Ukrainian forces are retreating, and Russian forces are gradually reclaiming territory.”

“This trend will continue. It’s just a matter of time,” said fighter Pavel on November 26.

Pavel also spoke about the immense fatigue, lack of rotation, and the arrival of units mostly consisting of middle-aged men directly from other fronts, with almost no time for rest.

“The messages we receive are almost always bleak and indicate that motivation is a problem. Some have doubted that one of the initial goals of the operation – to divert Russian soldiers from the eastern front of Ukraine – has been achieved. They say now the order is to hold this small piece of Russian territory until the new U.S. president enters the White House at the end of January with a new policy,” the article states.

“The main task before us is to hold as much territory as possible until Trump’s inauguration and the start of negotiations. After that, we can trade it for something. No one knows for what,” wrote Pavel.

“The key is not to capture, but to hold. And with this, we are not doing so well,” said soldier Vadim.

The soldiers also talked about rewards – drones or additional leave – which will be offered to anyone who captures a North Korean soldier.

“In the dark forests of Kursk, it’s very difficult to find a Korean. Especially if he’s not here,” Pavel sarcastically noted.

It is worth mentioning that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s Main Intelligence Directorate reported that North Korean troops are supposedly not in frontline positions with the Russian army in the Kursk region, although earlier the Ukrainian General Staff spoke about battles with Koreans.