The Russian media is already blaming the United States for being behind this Ukrainian operation,
With the latest surprise incursion into Kursk oblast, Zelensky likely aims to demonstrate to Putin that as long as there’s no peace in Ukraine, the Russian people will not sleep peacefully either,
Given the significant disparity of combat potential favoring Russia on the battlefield, Ukrainian forces appear to be switching to, or at minimum, intensifying, unconventional warfare, bringing war deeper into Russia,
There’s a massive Ukrainian online operation – maybe on the ground – trying to get war protests fired up,
It has certainly been a good week for Ukraine, which has challenged some of the most pessimistic assessments,
They are not anywhere near 10km from Kursk, and most recon is reported at around 10km to 15km from their established troop presence,
This is another targeted attack on a crowded place, another act of terror by the Russians,
I do not understand why Ukraine needs this. We need to figure it out. As I said before, we made it clear to them that any provocations will not go unanswered,
Such a coordinated ground force movement responds to a clear military objective,
There’s been no changes in our policy approaches,
A substation has been attacked in the Oktyabrsky district of Kursk region,
The 252nd battalion is in the Poroz settlement in the Belgorod region,
I thank each of our warriors — those who are destroying the Russian occupiers, holding the frontline, and ensuring that Ukraine remains on the world map,
The Kyiv regime made an unprecedented attempt to destabilize the situation in a number of regions of our country,
No situation on the battlefield can justify targeting civilians,
NEW: Russian sources claimed on August 9 that Ukrainian forces advanced further east in Kursk Oblast but are likely no longer operating as far north or as far west as Russian sources previously claimed on August 8.
Geolocated footage published on August 9 indicates that Ukrainian forces were recently operating west of Sudzha, within the settlement, north of Sudzha near Kazachya Loknya, and northeast of Leonidovo and in Dmitriukov.”
Many dead, some of the vehicles burned to the ground
We can and we should take more land of the Ukraine that still exists,
The price of mistakes these days will be calculated in the lives of soldiers and civilians