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Shop NowAll is not quiet for Ukraine soldiers on the Russian front. They’re cold, exhausted and living in constant fear of death. There’s only one thing which keeps them going, a promise that U.S. President Donald Trump will soon be on the job.
Ukraine relying on Trump
“The situation is getting worse every day,” one soldier from Ukraine laments. “We don’t see the goal. Our land is not here.” He’s currently fighting to hold Russian territory they seized from their invading enemy.
It’s been four months since they rolled into the Kursk region and holding it isn’t easy.
Text messages sent home by the Ukraine troops “paint a dismal picture of a battle they don’t properly understand and fear they might be losing.” Several of them have been in Telegram contact with reporters from the BBC.
“They speak of dire weather conditions and a chronic lack of sleep caused by Russia’s constant bombardment, which includes the use of terrifying, 3,000kg glide bombs.”
Another thing that Ukraine forces aren’t happy about is the fact that “they’re also in retreat, with Russian forces gradually retaking territory.” That’s not as much of a problem as you might think because it was expected.
“This trend will continue,” Pavlo wrote. That’s not his real name. “It’s only a matter of time.” That’s the core of their whole dilemma. They’re “under immense pressure in Kursk,” to hold every inch as long as they can, while “under constant Russian bombardment.” Hang on, they’re told. Trump’s on the way.
Soldiers always complain
Hearing soldiers complain, BBC acknowledges, “is hardly unusual. It’s what soldiers often do in difficult circumstances.” They normally gripe about “their commanding officers, orders and lack of equipment.”
The ones talking to the press with battlefield reports are Ukraine units “made up largely of middle-aged men, brought directly from other fronts with little or no time to rest in between.” They’re complaining about “immense fatigue,” and “the lack of rotation.”
These particular soldiers are feeling unusually glum and lethargic, questioning “whether one of the operation’s initial goals – to divert Russian soldiers from Ukraine’s eastern front – had worked.” It worked good enough that Vlad needed to get help from North Korea with replacements.
The Ukraine troops might be cold and wet but the North Koreans are being sent into battle without basic necessities, like bullets. They’re deserting at every opportunity. Pavlo’s unit was offered rewards for capturing a North Korean. There’s a bonus if they have their orders on them. “It’s very difficult to find a Korean in the dark Kursk forest,” Pavlo noted sarcastically. “Especially if he’s not here.”
These soldiers have only one order for the time being. “Hang onto this small sliver of Russian territory until a new U.S. president, with new policies, arrives in the White House at the end of January.” They’re keeping their fingers crossed that he might be able to break something loose ahead of time.
Ukraine is counting on Trump to intervene on their behalf at the negotiating table. “The main task facing us is to hold the maximum territory until Trump’s inauguration and the start of negotiations.” They have to hold some Russian land “in order to exchange it for something later. No-one knows what.“
