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They have also begun to construct additional defensive positions in an effort to prevent Ukrainian advances,
Our Ukrainian drones work exactly as they should, but unfortunately, there are things that cannot be done with drones alone,
the Ukrainian president said in his nightly address Wednesday There is information in both open and closed sources that all [Ukrainian troop] gatherings and military and analytical reports were communicated two weeks in advance, a month in advance, five days in advance, and two days in advance
If [Ukraine’s] successful military operation in Kursk was a slap to Putin, then the invitation of CST [forces] would be a second slap,
Dosym Satpayev, an analyst based in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s financial centre, told Al Jazeera The CST was actively advertised as a structure where Russia is the main security umbrella for all member states,
Things are very harsh these days – you either root for the US and their policies, or for Russia,
a businessman in Almaty who requested anonymity told Al Jazeera Ukraine’s example shows that when you have an aggressive neighbour such as Russia, you have to always keep your powder dry,
Moscow wouldn’t mind if the forces [of CST member states] could contribute to solving its problems, but they obviously wouldn’t go to Kursk even if summoned,
Nikolay Mitrokhin, a researcher with Germany’s Bremen University, told Al Jazeera I really, really pity those who live in the counterterrorism zone in Kursk,
Madina, who withheld her last name and location because her relatives still live in Chechnya, told Al Jazeera The very term makes me convulse,
Madina, a Chechen refugee living in a European nation, told Al Jazeera Let’s sit down and end this fight. Neither Ukrainian people, nor Russians or Belarusians need it,
he told the Rossiya television network on Thursday, claiming that As long as Russia’s political regime isn’t under threat, no one is going to think about expressing a definite position, because such a position limits wiggle room,
Please transfer us to medical schools in Uzbekistan,
Faced with heavy fire from Ukrainian artillery and seeing Ukrainian tanks on the territory of the border crossing, the Russians made the right decision to hang a white flag and surrender to Ukrainian soldiers,
the 80th air assault brigade said It is apparent to us that Mr Putin and the Russian military are diverting some resources, some units, towards the Kursk Oblast to ostensibly counter what the Ukrainians are doing,
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday There’s still active fighting along that front.”
Mr Kirby said, before adding We haven’t seen a substantial move [of Russian troops] just yet, and we can’t tell whether that’s just because they’re only just getting started moving forces, or whether they just don’t have the forces to move,
said one source familiar with US intelligence This Ukrainian operation represents a very significant effort on the part of the Ukrainians to reset the status quo in the war, and change narratives about Ukraine prospects in this war,
That’s the kind of mistake the Russian forces along the line of control typically don’t make,
The main risk is that the Ukrainians choose to try and consolidate and hold ground that lengthens the front line,
said Matthew Savill, military sciences director at the Royal United Services institute in London