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Now all of us in Ukraine should act as unitedly and efficiently as we did in the first weeks and months of this war, when Ukraine took the initiative and began to turn the situation to the benefit of our state,
Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Tuesday Russian authorities will likely remain extremely averse to pulling Russian military units engaged in combat from (Donetsk) and will likely continue deploying limited numbers of irregular forces to Kursk due to concerns about further slowing the tempo of Russian operations in these higher priority directions,
When explosions started near the city, when people were dying and when all this started happening before our eyes and when it affected people personally, they stopped at least openly supporting
the war ... the woman said Now we have done the exact same thing -- we have proven once again that we, Ukrainians, are capable of achieving our goals in any situation -- capable of defending our interests and our independence,
Pushing into Russian territory upsets the narrative that Ukraine is on the defensive and embarrasses Putin
Jacob Parakilas, research leader for Defence Strategy, Policy and Capabilities at the thinktank RAND Europe, said This always happens to those who despise people and any rules - Russia brought war to others, and now it is coming home,
Zelensky said stoically in his latest address The sooner Russia agrees to restore a just peace, the sooner Ukrainian raids on Russian territory will stop.
That analysis was supported by a statement from a Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson, who today told reporters in Kyiv As long as Putin continues the war, he will receive such responses from Ukraine,
The spokesperson did however add ... suggesting In Shebekino, as a result of several drone attacks on an apartment building, one apartment caught fire and slabs collapsed. The gas supply line was also damaged,
Two settlements in Belgorod region were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drones. There were no casualties,
There have been many deaths,
he repeated, standing next to a forest road leading to the frontier, without elaborating They didn't protect the border,
a Ukrainian serviceman who took part in the offensive and identified himself as Ruzhyk told AFP in Sumy region I saw a lot of death in the first few days. It was terrifying at first but then we got used to it,
They only had anti-personnel mines scattered around trees at the side of the road and a few mines that they managed to quickly throw along the highways,
The situation in the Belgorod region continues to be extremely difficult and tense,
Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a video posted on the Telegram messaging app The situation in the Belgorod region remains extremely challenging and tense. Daily shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine has led to the destruction of homes, as well as injuries and fatalities among civilians,
Gladkov said in a video address Therefore, we have decided to declare a state of emergency across the entire Belgorod region starting today to provide additional protection to the population and offer further support to those affected,