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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,
Ukrainian forces might try to counterattack where Russians didn't expect it,
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,
I am personally in contact with the relevant authorities of both countries and will continue to be seized of the matter,
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said in a statement Russia has been using the Zaporizhzhia NPP [nuclear power plant] only to blackmail Ukraine, all of Europe, and the world."
Once the enemy [as the Russians call the Ukrainian military – ed.] picks up shovels, in two days it will be just as difficult to take the forest stands as it was near Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine."
He described it as "the worst thing that can happen" and added It’s hard. Unfortunately, the pressure of the Russians did not decrease.”
Our guys do not feel any relief,
said Artem Dzhepko, a press officer with Ukraine’s National Police Brigade, which is fighting near the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine These decisions can present vulnerabilities and opportunities that Ukrainian forces can exploit,
Now they have to move. And the Russians are bad at this. They are bad at logistics. It was a brilliant move by Ukraine. … They have already achieved a huge success by forcing Russia to move its troops, by demonstrating that Russia is defenseless in other areas. It’s a huge prestige blow to Putin."