And do you think our army really deserves commanders like 'Orel' [Syrotyuk Andrey Ivanovich], who, according to information regularly appearing on the Internet, allows himself to cancel our soldiers who refuse to carry out his and Tiger's criminal orders, or a commander like the current Acting Commander of the military unit 29760 Averin D.S. who is not capable of making strong-willed decisions and taking responsibility ... ?
The last time my husband called me was on February 14, 2024... he told me in plain text that this was most likely our last conversation, since they had already been warned that as soon as they arrived at the scene [near Avdiivka], their phones would be taken away,
How long will Brigade Commander Aleksey Ksenofontov continue to abuse soldiers, torture them, and deliberately send them to their deaths?"
The commander made it clear to them that they were being taken to their deaths,
We tell them Ukrainian forces have taken the city of Kursk and are marching on Moscow, and it’s time to learn Ukrainian,
We can use it to create a buffer zone alone the border to reduce attacks on us. And at minimum, we’ve got prisoners to exchange, and have given our population something to be happy about,
Russia is not a rational country. It could be forced to negotiations, but for that you need [things like] the Kursk operation.”
At the time it was all a blur, it’s only later when you come out that you realise where you’ve just been and what you’ve been doing,
Based on the experience of this war so far, the fewer people know about an operation, the more successful it will be,
Ukraine is trying to create leverage on Russia to have real negotiations, not a capitulation packaged as a negotiation,
There aren’t many rental options in Sumy, and people were asking around looking for anywhere free where soldiers could stay. It was only later, when the operation started, that the puzzle came together,
They’re in a desperate David versus Goliath battle and this appeals to their rebellious spirit,
As a citizen of Ukraine I despise them, but I treat them how I want our prisoners to be treated in Russia,
You’re crawling through forests in the dark, and you realise that you’re absolutely alone, right inside enemy territory,
We thought we were being transferred here to carry out defensive work against a possible Russian incursion,
If we can use them to free our guys, then I am happy,
An extremely limited number of people knew ahead of time,
The Kursk operation was a signal to forget about the supposed ‘red lines’ that Ukraine should not cross,
The detachment's tasks include not only ensuring security, but also participating in the life support of the resettled areas in order to support the remaining people during this difficult time,
Kursk panic: War correspondent Roman Saponkov reports that after rumors circulated about Ukrainians breaking through to the Lgov-Kursk highway last night, local 'self-defense' forces—armed civilians—opened friendly fire, nearly killing Russian soldiers,