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It is now clear why the Kyiv regime refused our proposals to return to a peaceful settlement plan
In remarks broadcast this afternoon, Putin declared The enemy will certainly receive a worthy response, and all the goals facing us will, without a doubt, be achieved,
The high probably of losing a large number of forces in this scenario makes it a strategic and political liability,
Ryan wrote in a Substack article published as an op-ed in the English-language newspaper Kyiv Post on Monday In the Kursk direction, the enemy continues to make attempts to build on the successes of previous days,
We have been recording a sharp decrease in guided bomb strikes in recent days. If our border area has seen from 30 to 60 guided bomb strikes per day, now no more than 10,
Oleh Syniehubov, the governor, told national TV The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces are increasing dramatically for them, including among the most combat-ready units, units that the enemy is transferring to our border,
Putin told a televised meeting with top security officials and regional governors The enemy will continue to try to destabilize the situation in the border zone, in order to shake up the internal political situation in our country,
he said in response to a situation report delivered by the governor of Bryansk, another border region It’s a simple ceasefire without an agreement on the territorial issue,
We see a trend. The number of those who want talks is increasing,
Kyiv-based analyst Volodymyr Fesenko said Ukraine must opt for a colonial existence within the Russian empire – something it would never agree to,
Otherwise ... he concluded No one knows what concessions to make because, firstly, they will not satisfy the Russian dictator and, secondly, who will take responsibility for handing over the lands for which so much blood had been shed?”
People don’t want the war and want same things as before – no concessions, just give us back what is ours,
said the mother of two who withheld her last name because of relatives who remain in the Russia-occupied region A return to Ukraine’s internationally recognised borders, a ban for Russia to conduct military drills no closer than 300km [186 miles] from Ukraine’s borders
the bearded serviceman said as he counted out the conditions on his fingers The power of diplomacy may help,
We don’t like these polls. They are manipulative,
Hannah, who fled the Russia-occupied part of southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region last year, told Al Jazeera Ukrainians see a prospect of a long war, a difficult war, a bloody war,
Lieutenant General Ihor Romanenko, former deputy head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, told Al Jazeera The Kursk region may have been chosen because it was a planned launch point for Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast, which has been heavily shelled for a long time,
Ukrainian forces might try to counterattack where Russians didn't expect it,
For the first time in a long time we have movement,
one Ukrainian soldier told the publication, adding Their commanders aren’t idiots, ... They are moving forces, but not as quickly as we would like. They know we can’t extend logistics 80 or 100 kilometres [inside Russian territory].” ... The nation believes it has uncovered a vulnerability in Vladimir Putin’s armour,
the Ukrainian source said, adding ... The Economist wrote, noting