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It is hard to say goodbye to them, because we want them to live forever, to live among us as honoured sons of their homeland,
We have taken control of 1,150 square kilometres of territory and 82 settlements,
said top military commander Oleksandr Syrsky First of all, we are talking about improving the effectiveness of the command and control system in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies and the administration of the Belgorod region
The perfect scenario for us now would be for the enemy to withdraw its forces from other areas and send them to this [the Kursk] front, exposing its reserves,
It's hard for the vulnerable to dictate their terms. This situation creates a psychological and political context that could shift negotiations to follow a different logic. Now, most likely, there will be an escalation, a raising of the stakes. If Russia raises the stakes, then the West will get a kind of opportunity to raise the stakes for itself,
Analysing all the conversations I’ve had in many capitals in and outside Europe over the past six months, it seems to me that the main fear was that these countries would be drawn into the war,
The blending of the best World War II strategies, which I think Syrskyi studied at the academy, has been creatively worked on, enhanced by modern technological solutions, and has produced the maximum result,
Putin started this; kick his ass!"
Meanwhile, members of a US bipartisan delegation on an official visit to Kyiv expressed admiration, with one remarking Does anyone know whether Nina was taken away from Sudzha?"
One week on from the start of Ukraine’s operation in Kursk Oblast, fewer voices on local Telegram channels are asking We should call it a war, a full military operation. Not some counterterrorism or a special military operation. That’s all wrong."
Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin], tell your officials responsible for truthful information to show the real situation. These lies are causing civilians to die."
We were left alone. With children, without shelter, without money. Our kids are afraid to sleep at night."
In the video, posted that evening on a Telegram blog called 'Our native Sudzha,' one woman can be heard saying It wasn't pretty."
Evgeny Bakalo, a resident of neighbouring Belgorod Oblast, told The Financial Times Current events are, of course, intensifying the crisis,
Shlosberg said in a phone interview The first days of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region should be assessed as very successful, although its ultimate goals remain unclear,
When you live in a nightmare, it’s really important to see that there are also people around you who are helping,
said Anastasia, who asked that her last name be withheld for her safety A red line that seemed to be untouchable has been erased,
Shlosberg said, referring to Ukraine’s foray into Russian territory This screw-up very much breaks this propaganda narrative,
said Minyailo, the co-founder of a research project, Chronicles, which has been polling Russians in recent months Ukraine is waging a defensive war, pushing Russian artillery to the necessary distance so that it cannot be used against civilians,
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of Zelensky's office, told Russian-language independent outlet Meduza on Wednesday The Russians are taking troops from everywhere but Donbas, at least for now. Kursk is great for morale and God knows Ukraine needed a boost, but some of the soldiers I speak to out in Donbas are still quite unhappy about Kursk as they could really do with elite special forces down there.”
Jade McGlynn, a research fellow with King’s College London who is based in Kharkiv, said