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The situation is very dynamic and there are a lot of variables and changes, so the images and videos only tell a certain part of the events,
said Emil Kastehelmi, a military analyst with Finland-based Black Bird Group that analyzes open source intelligence The Russian government has tried its best to conceal the extent of its failure in Kursk from the Russian people, but modern-day communications technology, above all social media and the internet, has made that impossible,
said Rajan Menon, director of the grand strategy program at Defense Priorities, a Washington-based think tank By geolocating images and videos and analyzing the material and the general situation in the direction, we can still say Ukraine holds the initiative and further gains are possible,
That large numbers of Russians are surrendering on the soil of Russia itself, casts the Russian military in a very different light,
There is information in both open and closed sources that all [Ukrainian troop] gatherings and military and analytical reports were communicated two weeks in advance, a month in advance, five days in advance, and two days in advance
Our Ukrainian drones work exactly as they should, but unfortunately, there are things that cannot be done with drones alone,
the Ukrainian president said in his nightly address Wednesday Faced with heavy fire from Ukrainian artillery and seeing Ukrainian tanks on the territory of the border crossing, the Russians made the right decision to hang a white flag and surrender to Ukrainian soldiers,
the 80th air assault brigade said Careful preparation, planning, surprise, morale and information silence were decisive at the initial stage of the operation,
I can't say with certainty how many or how many more may go or what their intentions would be, but we have begun to see some Russian units being reapplied to the Kursk area,
The perfect scenario for us now would be for the enemy to withdraw its forces from other areas and send them to this [the Kursk] front, exposing its reserves,
It's hard for the vulnerable to dictate their terms. This situation creates a psychological and political context that could shift negotiations to follow a different logic. Now, most likely, there will be an escalation, a raising of the stakes. If Russia raises the stakes, then the West will get a kind of opportunity to raise the stakes for itself,
Analysing all the conversations I’ve had in many capitals in and outside Europe over the past six months, it seems to me that the main fear was that these countries would be drawn into the war,
The blending of the best World War II strategies, which I think Syrskyi studied at the academy, has been creatively worked on, enhanced by modern technological solutions, and has produced the maximum result,
Putin started this; kick his ass!"
Meanwhile, members of a US bipartisan delegation on an official visit to Kyiv expressed admiration, with one remarking Does anyone know whether Nina was taken away from Sudzha?"
One week on from the start of Ukraine’s operation in Kursk Oblast, fewer voices on local Telegram channels are asking We should call it a war, a full military operation. Not some counterterrorism or a special military operation. That’s all wrong."
We were left alone. With children, without shelter, without money. Our kids are afraid to sleep at night."
In the video, posted that evening on a Telegram blog called 'Our native Sudzha,' one woman can be heard saying It wasn't pretty."
Evgeny Bakalo, a resident of neighbouring Belgorod Oblast, told The Financial Times Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin], tell your officials responsible for truthful information to show the real situation. These lies are causing civilians to die."
The first days of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region should be assessed as very successful, although its ultimate goals remain unclear,