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,
With best wishes, the 252nd battalion is in the Poroz settlement in the Belgorod region. Glory to Ukraine, glory to the 252nd battalion!" ... Poroz
The 252nd Battalion has taken control of the village of Poroz, sending a message to the world,
Apparently not satisfied with taking Russia's Kursk region, a motivated Ukrainian Army reportedly begins moving into Belgorod,
State bodies are taking additional measures aimed at ensuring the safety of citizens, maintaining law and order and strengthening the anti-terrorist protection of facilities,
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
The town is controlled by the armed forces of Ukraine, the town is calm, all buildings are intact,
There is no military system in place for guarding the state border, no reserves and no second lines of defense, ... If the Ukrainian Armed Forces spent two months preparing for this, how did we miss it?”
The chief [Putin] was in a poor mood … He probably hasn’t been seen [it] like this since our [Russian army] was forced to retreat from Kherson in the fall of 2022,
This is extremely important and has been particularly effective over the past three days,
I would like to appeal to all sides to exercise maximum restraint in order to avoid a nuclear accident with the potential for serious radiological consequences,
They clearly have achieved a degree of surprise which suggests that Russia's ability to do intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance is inadequate,
We have enough forces, there are already successes there, our aviation is working,
Ukrainian forces are reportedly present in areas as far as 35 kilometres from the international border,