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They are operating within the area north of the border where we have told them they can use U.S.-provided weapons to defend themselves against Russian attacks,
The choice of timing for this attack has mainly taken into consideration the opportunity presented by the change in the Russian military leadership and the rotation of frontline Russian troops,
Cui Heng, a scholar from the Shanghai-based China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial Cooperation, told the Global Times With Western voices now calling for negotiations with Russia, Ukraine wants to demonstrate its combat capabilities and determination at this juncture to avoid being quickly abandoned,
War is war, with its own rules, where the aggressor inevitably reaps corresponding outcomes."
Mykhailo Podolyak, a long-term aide to President Zelensky added We can only wish the Ukrainian defenders success, particularly near Kursk. The more successful they are, the sooner the Kremlin will realise that it has no future in Ukraine. This and only this can lead to a reconsideration by the aggressor,
That is why Ukraine's attack towards Kursk is completely legitimate and makes military sense. It forces Russia to withdraw its troops from the east,
Because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the territory of both states is a war zone. The use of weapons is subject to the provisions of international law,
It is important to continue destroying our enemy – as precisely as our warriors can, and as resiliently as it contributes to the overall defence of our country, and as effectively as it produces results.”
The Ukrainian president added As a military strategy, I remain a bit puzzled, but as a political strategy, it has been very successful. It suggests yet again that Putin’s ‘red lines’ are only words and that Russia is not as strong as some make out.”
Jade McGlynn, a Ukraine expert and research fellow at King’s College London, said The enemy passed through our line of defence quite easily,
said Yuri Podolyaka, a popular Ukrainian-born, pro-Russian military blogger, In the past 24 hours, our region has been heroically countering the attacks of Ukrainian Nazis,
Kursk acting Governor Aleksey Smirnov wrote on Telegram on Wednesday, repeating the Kremlin’s narratives about the “Nazi junta” in Kyiv It’s not about a public relations move or about the extra resources that we have,
Ukrainian serviceman Kyryllo Sazonov wrote on Telegram The main thing [about the attack] is energy supplies. The more destabilised they are, the more destabilised the Russian economy is,
Kyiv-based analyst Taras Zahorodniy said in televised remarks Things in the east are pretty bad, and this raid will for a while blind everyone at home – ‘Look, how ballsy we are. We’re kicking a** on their turf,
Taras, a serviceman strolling in central Kyiv while on a break from the eastern front lines, told Al Jazeera So far, the reconnaissance raid is somewhat lucky,
Nikolay Mitrokhin, a researcher with Germany’s Bremen University, told Al Jazeera On a tactical level, Russian resources, reserves will be distracted, are being distracted already,
Above my school, my office, Rashists raised their towel yesterday,
Nadiya Gordiyuk told Al Jazeera, using the wartime slur combining “Russian” and “fascist”. Results will show whether this is good news or bad news,
said Lieutenant General Ihor Romanenko, former deputy head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces The operation to annihilate Ukrainian military formations is ongoing,
We’ll see what would happen next. But early August is the most convenient time to advance on the swampy, heavily impassable terrain,