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Of course they are involved,
lawmaker Maria Butina told Reuters It’s a big surprise for the West that Ukraine had gathered such a capability for an offensive action. I think it was a surprise to many in Kyiv, actually,
Felgenhauer told Al Jazeera The bolder the partners’ decisions, the less Putin can do,
Zelenskyy’s regime has not achieved its main goal – to distract Russian armed forces from Donbas and Slobozhanshchina,
she said in a statement on the Foreign Ministry’s website They have grabbed territory, they have mixed up Russian overall plans, but this offensive in the north and this breakthrough has not yet brought strategic fruit,
People around the world will note that Ukraine has really showed skill, great operational security ... excellent planning and, above all, excellent execution of that plan,
The bottom line is that Ukraine has surprised the world again, showing Russia’s weak spots,
Hundreds of Russian servicemen have already surrendered, and all of them will receive humane treatment — they did not experience such treatment even in their own Russian army."
In his Tuesday evening televised statement, Zelenskyy said See Prigozhin: the reaction to the coup itself was pitiful, but who got the last laugh? A month later he exploded in flames,
said Schulmann, referencing the failed coup attempt last summer, in which Putin was notable by his absence as the events unfolded Overall, routinising the event seems to be working so far, because it unites the wishes of the elites and the people alike,
You could hear the level of anxiety in the governor’s voice later in the meeting. It was quite clear that he wasn’t prepared for war to be fought on his territory,
The fact is that Russia has used the Kursk and Belgorod regions, as well as Belarus, to launch lethal air and ground attacks on Ukraine, and 'active defense' across the border is a legitimate strategy,
We even call it the ‘demilitarisation’ of Kaliningrad, which is happening thanks to the bravery of your military, thanks to your decisions,
Not for a second do we forget about our eastern front,
Zelensky said on Wednesday, Ukraine is defending itself and the lives of its people in border communities while also taking active steps on Russian territory,
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.”
During the tense televised meeting, Putin vowed to fight back, telling officials Keeping the momentum up is becoming increasingly difficult in the coming days, as the element of surprise fades,
Emil Kastehelmi, a military expert from the Finland-based OSINT analysis firm Black Bird Group, told Newsweek Russian forces have been developing a trench network that, if fallen back to, would cede Ukraine a massive amount of territory,
the post added, next to a map outlining the imagery of the area Fresh trenches are visible on satellite images from several areas of the Kursk region,
the post said, noting their appearance 1 mile south of Lgov, as well as along the railway near the village of Viktorovka 2.5 miles further southwest The situation still remains difficult,
said Yuri Podolyaka, a Ukrainian-born pro-Russian military blogger