Ukraine Risks Losing All the Russian Land It Seized Within Months, US Officials Say
- US officials say Ukraine may be forced out of Kursk by spring
- Bringing a ceasefire in a complicated war may also take months
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After a surprise offensive earlier this year, Ukraine’s forces have lost about half the territory seized in Russia’s Kursk region and may lose the rest in a matter of months, according to US officials, potentially depriving Kyiv of important leverage for ceasefire talks with Russia.
Ukraine’s military is already grappling with a lack of manpower and uncertainty about the future flow of supplies from the US and other allies, even as it struggles to fend off Russian advances in its east. In Kursk, the region in western Russia where Ukrainian forces seized a swath of land, Ukrainian troops are also facing off against about 12,000 North Korean troops reinforcing the Russians.