What's happening in Kursk is the incursion of terrorist sabotage groups, so there is no front line as such,
Ukrainian drones struck the northwestern part of the airfield—in particular, several hangars were destroyed,
Minor damage to the Ammunition depot with two fire trucks there likely for fire suppression. There is a burn spot near the flight line but can't discern any damage,
Of course they are involved,
I see the British style, to be honest, purely their style [in the Ukrainian surge into Russian territory].
In principle, you have just laid out the picture that we have.
The Ukrainians decided to make an interesting move; they are strengthening their positions, and if they manage to maintain control over this territory or control over the centres of a certain territory, it considerably increases their negotiating potential,
The so-called defensive lines were apparently not even designed and were not established the way they were supposed to have been designed. At the moment, they [Ukrainians – ed.] captured as much territory as they could in last year’s counteroffensive [Ukraine’s counteroffensive in 2023 during which 14 Ukrainian settlements were liberated - ed.],
It’s a big surprise for the West that Ukraine had gathered such a capability for an offensive action. I think it was a surprise to many in Kyiv, actually,
The bolder the partners’ decisions, the less Putin can do,
Zelenskyy’s regime has not achieved its main goal – to distract Russian armed forces from Donbas and Slobozhanshchina,
They have grabbed territory, they have mixed up Russian overall plans, but this offensive in the north and this breakthrough has not yet brought strategic fruit,
People around the world will note that Ukraine has really showed skill, great operational security ... excellent planning and, above all, excellent execution of that plan,
The bottom line is that Ukraine has surprised the world again, showing Russia’s weak spots,
Hundreds of Russian servicemen have already surrendered, and all of them will receive humane treatment — they did not experience such treatment even in their own Russian army."
See Prigozhin: the reaction to the coup itself was pitiful, but who got the last laugh? A month later he exploded in flames,
Overall, routinising the event seems to be working so far, because it unites the wishes of the elites and the people alike,
You could hear the level of anxiety in the governor’s voice later in the meeting. It was quite clear that he wasn’t prepared for war to be fought on his territory,
The fact is that Russia has used the Kursk and Belgorod regions, as well as Belarus, to launch lethal air and ground attacks on Ukraine, and 'active defense' across the border is a legitimate strategy,
Already on the border in the Belgorod zone, people need to be issued with assault rifles, machine guns, collective armament, mine throwers, teach them on howitzers."