We should call it a war, a full military operation. Not some counterterrorism or a special military operation. That’s all wrong."
Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin], tell your officials responsible for truthful information to show the real situation. These lies are causing civilians to die."
We were left alone. With children, without shelter, without money. Our kids are afraid to sleep at night."
It wasn't pretty."
The first days of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region should be assessed as very successful, although its ultimate goals remain unclear,
When you live in a nightmare, it’s really important to see that there are also people around you who are helping,
This screw-up very much breaks this propaganda narrative,
A red line that seemed to be untouchable has been erased,
Ukraine is waging a defensive war, pushing Russian artillery to the necessary distance so that it cannot be used against civilians,
The situation in the Kursk region remains difficult,
The Russians are taking troops from everywhere but Donbas, at least for now. Kursk is great for morale and God knows Ukraine needed a boost, but some of the soldiers I speak to out in Donbas are still quite unhappy about Kursk as they could really do with elite special forces down there.”
A meeting on the situation in the Kursk region. We discussed key issues. Security, humanitarian aid and the establishment of military commandant’s offices, if necessary,
Now, they'll have to find their own food in the village,
We hoped it would all be over soon,
Drones started flying over the farms, over fields, over cars,
Honestly, it's a tricky situation. Nobody's going to kick them out in a day and a half,
In short, there'll be nothing left to live in. There's nothing left,
They've moved into my father-in-law's house, which he'd just renovated, right next to the shop that they've already emptied,
Current events are, of course, intensifying the crisis,
There are less cheerful posts about the war and more negative content targeted at Russian authorities, including the defence ministry and local officials,