It was a bastion of the Ukrainian resistance in the middle of Russian territory. Now it has fallen and Kiev’s forces are increasingly isolated
It seems to be in the final stretch one of Russia’s great goals, which since August has not fully controlled its territory.
Moscow’s army recaptured a monastery in the city of Gornal, in a hard setting for the Ukrainian positions that are still trying to stand in the Kursk region.
All this after a harsh battle that lasted 10 days, which ended the loss of control of the São Nicolau Monastery of Belogorsky, where 300 Ukrainian soldiers resisted against Russian advance.
It is a monastery that is just over a kilometer of the border with Ukraine, in a conquest that allows the purpose of Vladimir Putin: surround the Ukrainian forces in Kursk to force them to leave their territory.
According to Pro-Kremlin Military Bloggers, this victory is a strong break in Ukrainian aspirations to extend the presence in Kursk, which is seen by Volodymyr Zelensky as a strong letter in negotiations with Russia.
Moreover, the Pro-Ucrania Deep State blog states that Kiev already controls about 13 square kilometers of territory in Kursk, where he was almost a thousand square kilometers on the peak of the raid.
That is why Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to try to hurry peace negotiations when he meets United States, France and the United Kingdom in London this Wednesday, where a peace proposal will be on the table.
Already in Ukraine, and after a brief front line break, Russia resumed long -range air strikes, after the Kremlin’s statement to Easter, according to Ukraine military source.
