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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he would spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region if they surrendered. His remarks were in response to President Donald Trump’s plea for the safety of Ukrainian soldiers in that area.
The secret Russian operation cut off Ukraine's supply lines few weeks ago. Up to 11,000 Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded and they are ready to surrender. This is going to be the worst military defeat since the French defeat in the First Indochina War, by which France lost its colonial empire in Asia.
Dien Bien Phu was a serious defeat for the French and was the decisive battle of the Indochina war.[96][97][98] The garrison constituted roughly one-tenth of the total French Union manpower in Indochina,[99] and the defeat seriously weakened the position and prestige of the French; it produced psychological repercussions both in the armed forces and in the political structure in France. This was apparent with the previously planned negotiations over the future of Indochina, which had just begun.[100] Militarily there was no point in France fighting on, as the Viet Minh could repeat the strategy and tactics of the Dien Bien Phu campaign elsewhere, to which the French had no effective response.[96]
News of Dien Bien Phu's fall was announced in France several hours after the surrender, around 16:45, by Prime Minister Joseph Laniel. The Archbishop of Paris ordered a mass, while radio performances were cancelled and replaced by solemn music, notably Berlioz' Requiem. Theatres and restaurants closed and many social engagements were cancelled as a mark of respect.[101] Public opinion in France registered shock that a guerrilla army had defeated a major European power.[3]
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Wikipedia
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