Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk region: why the operation is important for the West

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' Kursk operation is a major political victory, as well as a signal to the West that it is possible to fight on Russian territory without triggering a nuclear war.

This was stated by journalist Pavlo Kazarin, who joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, in an interview for Ukrainian Witness.

"Our unit’s crews fought there, but I wasn’t there myself. Politically, it is a huge victory because it is a shift in the red lines in the eyes of the West, which now sees that it is possible to fight on the old territory of Russia without triggering a nuclear war," Kazarin said.

He adds that it is still too early to assess the Kursk operation from a military strategy perspective.

"And from a military standpoint, what this operation will be, we will only know once it is finished," the journalist noted.

Kazarin also stated that North Korean soldiers fighting on Russia’s side, particularly in the Kursk region, pose a significant danger.

"And I am very concerned that the West did not react to the North Korean expeditionary force as it should have," Pavlo Kazarin added.

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