Russian foreign Intel SVR: US, UK, Poland took part in preparing Ukraine’s operation in Kursk

NATO equipment destroyed near Kursk
Photo: Russian MoD

On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, which was slammed by President Vladimir Putin as a large-scale provocation. The Kiev regime planned the attack with the participation of the US and NATO, Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev earlier said.

Ukraine’s operation in Russia’s Kursk region was prepared with the participation of the US, UK, and Polish intelligence services, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said, Sputnik Globe informs.

"According to available information, the operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region was prepared with the participation of the US, British, and Polish intelligence services. The units involved in it underwent combat coordination in training centers in the UK and Germany. Military advisers from NATO countries are providing assistance in managing Ukraine’s units that have invaded Russian territory, and in using Western weapons and military equipment," the agency told Russian media.

NATO countries are also providing the Ukrainian military with satellite reconnaissance data on the deployment of Russian troops in the area of the operation, the SVR added.

As the situation on the front deteriorates for Ukrainian troops, Kiev's Western handlers have been pushing it to move combat operations deep into Russian territory in recent months, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service said. One of the goals was to provoke an upsurge in anti-government sentiment and influence domestic policy in the country.

Experts stress, however, that the Ukrainian attack has no chance of succeeding. Moreover, now Moscow will not agree to any talks with Kiev due to its aggressive actions.

"It’s only a matter of time before all enemy units are eliminated. These are small terror and sabotage groups of 10-12 people; they are hiding in the woods, in abandoned villages, apartments, basements, and so on. They are making forays, and it is not easy to detect them because they may not even have any transportation," military expert Viktor Litovkin told Izvestia.

According to him, from a military point of view, the operation was doomed from the start. The Russian side has already blocked all the lines of retreat for the intruders.

"Those who are still in the Kursk Region are basically committing suicide. That said, the West and Kiev were also banking on creating some media buzz in a desperate attempt to show that they can cause damage to Russia. And, against this background, try to mobilize the population and its armed forces for a standoff," he added.

According to the experts, the Ukrainian armed forces did not have the technical and logistical capabilities to plan and conduct such an operation without Western support.

"Ukraine wouldn’t have dared to do this on its own due to the seriousness of the operation. After all, invading sovereign Russian territory is an act of aggression. This could not have been done without consulting the Americans," American historian and former Harvard University professor Vladimir Brovkin told Izvestia. "The Americans are monitoring everything going on at the line of combat engagement, constantly, around the clock. They have both satellite surveillance, and people on the ground, and a huge staff at the embassy, and military advisors."

According to Brovkin, the US' involvement in the Kursk incursion has everything to do with the upcoming presidential election in the country.

"Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats currently in power want to win. And they need some successes. They are constantly saying that supposedly the Ukrainians are winning, that their foothold is expanding, that more troops are coming in. They are spinning this attack in the Western media as a big victory for the Ukrainians and, accordingly, the Americans. They are creating the illusion of success. But where they went wrong is that they did not expect such a strong and patriotic reaction from the Russian leadership," he added.

Since the operation in the Kursk Region failed to destabilize Russia, the West will adopt a wait-and-see approach and try to distance itself from the attack, Artyom Sokolov, researcher at the Center for European Studies at the Institute of International Studies at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), thinks. Currently, Germany and other countries are paying very close attention to Russia’s reaction, he added. That said, according to him, the incursion into the Kursk Region demonstrates that the West is not going to accept Kiev’s failure and is trying to deal as much damage to Russia as possible by proxy of Ukraine.

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