12.03.2025 23:00
U.S. President Donald Trump stated, "This is now up to Russia. I hope we can achieve a ceasefire," after reaching a 30-day ceasefire agreement with Ukraine. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to continue operations. Putin, dressed in military uniform, visited the military operations center in the Kursk region.
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At the end of the meeting held yesterday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between the delegations of the USA and Ukraine, Kiev announced that it is ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire that will come into effect immediately.
THE BALL IS NOW IN RUSSIA'S COURT
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led the U.S. delegation, stated that "the ball is in Russia's court." President Donald Trump also said, "This is now up to Russia. I hope we can achieve a ceasefire."
PUTIN'S MESSAGE TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS: VISITED KURSK WEARING MILITARY UNIFORM
While the response from Russia to the ceasefire proposal is eagerly awaited, President Vladimir Putin sent a message to continue operations. Putin, wearing military camouflage, visited the Kursk region, where they are accelerating operations to reclaim territory from Ukraine. During his visit to a military operations center in the region, Putin received a briefing from Chief of General Staff Valeriy Gerasimov.
"OUR MISSION IS TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"
In his statement here, Putin said, "Our mission is to defeat the enemy in the Kursk region as soon as possible. The Kursk region must be completely liberated, and we should consider establishing a security zone along the state border."
THE LATEST SITUATION IN KURSK
Following the election of Donald Trump as President of the USA, who promised to establish peace in Ukraine, Russia has quickly begun to reclaim the territories it lost in the Kursk region ahead of potential negotiations with Kiev. The Russian army, which reclaimed 8 settlements in the Kursk region in December last year and January this year, liberated 5 settlements from the Ukrainian army in February. Thus, since the Ukrainian army entered the region on August 6, the Russian army has reclaimed 49 settlements. Most recently, it was announced that the Russian army has entered the city center of Suca, although it has not yet established full control. Currently, it is reported that the Ukrainian army controls significantly less than 300 square kilometers of territory.
MUTUAL THOUSANDS OF SOLDIER CASUALTIES
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian army has lost 66,810 soldiers in the Kursk region to date. In the region, many weapons have been destroyed, including 392 tanks, 314 infantry fighting vehicles, 275 armored personnel carriers, 2,191 armored vehicles, 2,411 cars, 545 artillery pieces, and 52 multiple rocket launchers, including U.S.-made HIMARS and MLRS, as well as 26 air defense missile systems. Ukrainian President Zelensky claimed that Russia has lost approximately 15,000 soldiers in Kursk. However, the casualty figures announced by both sides have not been verified by either party.
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