The grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine keeps conducting the operation in the territory of Kursk Oblast. Today our troops advanced from one to three kilometres in some areas. 40 square kilometres were taken under control, and, as of today, 74 settlements remain under our control. The fighting is ongoing all along the frontline. The situation is under control despite the high intensity of combat action."
Russia has relocated some of its units from both Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine’s south."
The uncontrolled ride of the enemy has already been halted,
Twenty-four years ago there was the Kursk catastrophe, the symbolic beginning of his regime, and now it’s the end for him, and it’s Kursk again,
On the whole, the situation remains extremely difficult, but under control,
Ukraine has every right to wage war in such a way as to paralyse Russia in its aggressive intentions as effectively as possible,
You can tell us about the socioeconomic situation and about helping people,
Unlike Russia, Ukraine does not need other people's property. Ukraine is not interested in taking the territory of the Kursk region, but we want to protect the lives of our people,
It should be emphasized that the operation ... helps the front line because it does not allow Russia to transfer additional units to (Ukraine's) Donetsk region, complicates its military logistics,
The Ukrainians have been understandably cagey about what their intended goals are, but there are a few things they could be seeking to simultaneously accomplish
The sooner Russia agrees to restore a just peace, the sooner Ukrainian raids on Russian territory will stop.
The Russians seem to have been caught by surprise, or at least not prepared
If, in going to the defence Ukraine can turn this part of the front on Russian soil into the same kind of positional war that has evolved along the rest of the front in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv's forces could hold this ground for weeks or even months.
As long as Putin continues the war, he will receive such responses from Ukraine,
Over the weekend, it seems like more Russian forces, including some pulled from inside Ukraine, have started arriving and may have now halted further Ukrainian advances, but it's not been a particularly impressive response yet.
Zelensky's goals with the incursion into Russian territory are becoming clearer with time
With more and more respected voices warning of a wider conflict in Europe it’s deeply concerning the West is not doing enough to put the Ukraine fire out."
We seriously need to rekindle our Cold War statecraft skills to be able to look Putin in the eye and stand up to him – conscious of the escalatory ladder. If we don’t a wider conflict in Europe is inevitable."
The latest data, not confirmed, says they've taken as much as 750 square kilometres and may have gone as far as 35 kilometres from the border."
There is nothing. It’s as if everyone has flown to another planet, and you are left alone. And the birds stopped singing,