Ukrainian forces tell about disaster and panic

Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the Russian Corsc region described scenes “like a horror movie” while they were retreating from the front lines.

The BBC has received extensive accounts from the Ukrainian forces, which recounted a “catastrophic withdrawal” in the face of heavy fire, columns of destroyed military equipment and continuous attacks from swarmers from Russian drones.

The soldiers, who spoke on social media, gave a pseudonym to protect their identity. Some gave accounts of “collapse” as Ukraine lost its blackness, the largest city it held.

Ukrainian restrictions on travel to the forefront means that it is not possible to get a full picture of the situation. But this is the way we described five Ukrainian soldiers what happened.

On March 9, “Volodymyr” sent a Telegram function to the BBC, saying he was still in her blackness, as there was “panic and collapse.”

Ukrainian forces “try to leave – pillars of forces and equipment. Some are burned by Russian drones on the road. It is impossible to leave during the day.”

Men’s movement, logistics and equipment depended on one major road between Sudzha and SUMY in Ukraine.

Volodimir said it was possible to travel on this road relatively safely a month ago. By March 9, “Everything was under the supervision of the fire for the enemy – drones around the clock. In one minute you can see drones into three drones.” This is a lot. “

“We have all the logistical services here on one way, Sodza-Sumi. Everyone knew that (the Russians) would try to cut it. But this was a surprise to our leadership.”

At the time of writing this report, before Russia returned a powder, Voludimir said that the Ukrainian forces are pressured in three sides.

By March 11, the Ukrainian forces were fighting to prevent blocking the road, according to the Maksym TELEGRAM messages.

“A few days ago, we received an order to leave the defense lines in an organized decline,” adding that Russia has gathered a great power to restore the city, “including large numbers of North Korean soldiers.

Military experts estimate that Russia has collected a power of up to 70,000 soldiers to restore Korsk – including about 12,000 North Koreas.

Russia also sent the best drone units to the forefront and was using Kamikaze variables and the first show variables (FPV) for “Main Logistics Control”.

The drones included operators by the wires of the optical fiber – which are impossible to confuse with electronic anti -electronic measures.

“The enemy was able to destroy dozens of equipment units,” Maxim said, and that the debris may “create congestion on the display methods.”

The situation on that day, March 11, was described as “catastrophic” by “Anton”.

The third soldier to whom the BBC spoke at the headquarters of the Cursk Front.

He also highlighted the damage caused by Russian drones. “We are used to have an advantage in drones, and now we don’t do it,” he said. He added that Russia has an advantage with more accurate air strikes and a greater number of forces.

Anton said that the shows were cut. “Logistics services are no longer working – the delivery processes of weapons, ammunition, food and water are no longer possible.”

Anton said he managed to leave Sudzha on foot, at night – “We have almost died several times. Done -planes in the sky all the time.”

The soldier expected an entire football foot in Corsak, but “from a military point of view, the direction of Kursk has exhausted himself. There is no benefit in keeping it more.”

Western officials estimate that the Cursk attack in Ukraine included about 12,000 soldiers. They were some of their best trained soldiers, equipped with weapons from the West, including tanks and armored vehicles.

Russian bloggers have released videos that display some of these equipment that is destroyed or captured. On March 13, Russia said that the situation in Kursk was “completely subject to our control” and that Ukraine “abandoned” a lot of equipment.

In social media publications on March 11-12, “DMYTRO”, “DMYTRO” likened the retreat from the front to “Mashhad from the Horror movie”.

“Roads full of destroyed cars, armored vehicles and ATVS (all terrain vehicles). There are many wounded and death.”

He said that vehicles were often hunted by drones.

He described his narrow escape when the car he was traveling in. He and his colleagues were trying to pay the car for free when they targeted another FPV.

She missed the car, but one of his companions was injured. He said they had to hide in a two -hour forest before they were rescued.

DMYTRO said that many Ukrainians retreated on foot with “men walking from 15 to 20 km.” He said that the situation had turned from “difficult and critical to catastrophic.”

In a message on March 14, DMYTRO added: “Everything was completed in the Kursk region … The process was not successful.”

It was estimated that thousands of Ukrainian soldiers had died since the first crossing to Russia in August.

The fifth soldier looked less depressed about the situation. On March 13, “ARTEM” sent a Telegram message from a military hospital, where he was treated from the wounds of shrapnel in a drone.

Artem said that he was fighting west – near the village of Lukna, where the Ukrainian forces were putting severe resistance and “fighting like lions.”

I think the process achieved some success.

“It is important that the armed forces in Ukraine have established this buffer zone so far, thanks to the Russians who cannot enter Sumi,” he said.

Oleksandr Syriaskyi, the highest in Ukraine, insists that the Ukrainian forces have returned to “more favorable sites”, and remain in Corsak and will do so “as long as it is appropriate and necessary.”

He said that Russia had suffered more than 50,000 losses during the operation – including those who were killed, wounded, or their families.

However, the situation is now completely different last August. Military analysts estimate two -thirds of 1000 square meters/kilometers in the beginning.

Any hopes that Ukraine will be able to circulate the lands of Corsak for each other has drew greatly.

Last week, President Voludimir Zelinski said he believed that the Cursk operation had “accomplished its mission” by forcing Russia to withdraw forces from the east and relieve pressure on Boucrovsk.

But it is not yet clear at any cost.