In order to eliminate the consequences of enemy forces entering the region, I have decided to declare a state of emergency,
We did not [ know in advance about the Kursk operation]. But it's not unusual for the Ukrainians not to notify us of their exact tactics before they execute them. It's a war that they're conducting. We provide them with equipment. We provide them with advice. But when it comes to the kind of day by day tactics that they carry out, the day by day strikes that they take ... it's appropriate for them to make those decisions,
The current confirmed extent and location of Ukrainian advances in Kursk Oblast [region] indicate that Ukrainian forces have penetrated at least two Russian defensive lines and a stronghold,
We need to learn a serious lesson from what happened and do what Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov pledged to the supreme commander-in-chief to do, that is, resolutely defeat and crush the enemy,
The more pressure we put on Russia... the closer we will get to peace. A just peace through just force,
The operation will end with the enemy's defeat and them being pushed back to the state border,
The Kyiv regime has launched another major provocation,
The enemy's long preparation for the attack, alas, has borne fruit,
It's important to keep on destroying the enemy as effectively and steadfastly as our soldiers can to help the defence of our country ...,
I have seen the statements from the Russian government. It is a little bit rich, them calling it a provocation, given Russia violated Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty,
I’d say it this way. Nothing about our policy has changed, and with the actions that they [the Ukrainians – ed.] are taking today they are not violating our policy,
I'll let the Ukrainians speak to their operations, one way or the other, that's most appropriate. We're going to stay focused on making sure they have what they need to defend themselves,
Where is our vaunted army?
I have just signed the order to introduce a mandatory evacuation of 23 settlements from five communities in the Sumy district.
Following my conversation with the acting governor of the Kursk region, instructions have been given to several civilian agencies to provide the necessary assistance to the region’s residents. I also ask the government to take up this matter immediately,
This isn’t the Russian Volunteer Corps or the Freedom of Russia Legion. These are AFU units entering Russia,
We have to start with the events in the Kursk region. As you know, the Kyiv regime has carried out another large-scale provocation, firing indiscriminately with various types of weapons, including missiles, at civilian buildings, residential buildings, and ambulances,
We knew that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would go to Kursk Oblast. We knew that they were pulling forces together. We knew everything as usual, the guys from the fields reported it, but the higher-ups did nothing,
The nuclear power plant in Kurchatov is an object that has long been the object of desire of the Ukrainian military elite and their curators.
Well, of course… war is always a ****ed up ******* thing