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In a few hours our town was turned into ruins ... Our relatives are left behind, we can't call them, there is no communication. Please help us get our land back,
one resident said in the video They didn't protect the border,
a Ukrainian serviceman who identified himself as Ruzhyk told AFP It is firing indiscriminately from various types of weapons, including rockets, at civilian buildings, residential houses and ambulances,
he said in a televised meeting, vowing to meet with security officials to coordinate a response They only had anti-personnel mines scattered around trees at the side of the road, and a few mines that they managed to quickly throw along the highways,
Regrettably, the group of forces protecting the border didn't have its own intelligence assets,
he said on his messaging app channel I think the Ukrainians wanted to bring the war home to the Russians, to say to the Russian people, no, you are not immune from this war,
said Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations Putin now has something in hand,
said Leon Aron, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute We're continuing to speak to our Ukrainian counterparts about these operations,
John Kirby, White House national security adviser, said when asked by reporters Monday Kadyrov is well-practiced at spinning a contention to his advantage, so he is unlikely to be subjected to blowback,
I think these claims help [pro-war figures] with creating this picture that the Ukrainian army can’t beat Russia without engaging in corruption…They can’t just admit that this was a brilliant work of the Ukrainian army,
Akhmat [commanders] knew perfectly well when and where the [Ukrainians] would attack and let them pass,
This always happens to those who despise people and any rules - Russia brought war to others, and now it is coming home,
Zelensky said stoically in his latest address Threats such as these may force the Russians to permanently place more troops near the border regions,
If it's making him a little uncomfortable, then there's an easy solution: He can just get the hell out of Ukraine,
If Russia decides that recapturing lost territory in Kursk is a priority, it could disrupt their operations in the main focus areas in Donetsk,
Emil Kastehelmi, a military expert from the Finland-based OSINT analysis firm Black Bird Group, told Newsweek Ukrainian formations are trying to expand deeper into Russian territories,
added another post by Rybar The crisis is still far from being resolved,
read the post, which said Ukrainian forces reportedly launched new incursions into western Kursk Oblast near Slobodka-Ivanovka, Tetkino, Gordeevka, Uspenka, and Viktorovka,
the US-based think tank said These cities are already lost. They are only ours on the map. The Russians have wiped them out,
Our mood is good. Morale is high,
said Serhiy, a paratrooper from the 80th air assault brigade, sipping an energy drink on a road leading to Kursk