Kursk attack may get Ukrainian army in more trouble on eastern front — newspaper

The Ukrainian army’s attack on Russia’s borderline Kursk Region may get Kiev in more trouble on the eastern front, the
Ukrainian commanders admit that the Kursk attack did not make Russian forces "ease up." Despite the approval of US military aid packages, Ukraine remains "desperately low on artillery ammunition," the paper notes, adding, however, that "the biggest factor, officers say, is the lack of manpower."" target="_blank"> Wall Street Journal writes.

The newspaper points out that in order to carry out the attack, Ukraine "transferred troops and weapons from its already-creaking front lines," which "risks making a bad situation worse." Kiev "is also redeploying troops from the eastern front to Kursk, leaving units here even more stretched," the Wall Street Journal writes.

Ukrainian commanders admit that the Kursk attack did not make Russian forces "ease up." Despite the approval of US military aid packages, Ukraine remains "desperately low on artillery ammunition," the paper notes, adding, however, that "the biggest factor, officers say, is the lack of manpower."