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Several sources of ignition were recorded, a large fire broke out and multiple detonations were observed,
Kyiv’s military said on the Telegram messaging app Many dead, some of the vehicles burned to the ground
A Russian channel on Telegram reported The town is controlled by the armed forces of Ukraine, the town is calm, all buildings are intact,
a soldier in the video said, adding They clearly have achieved a degree of surprise which suggests that Russia’s ability to do intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance is inadequate,
he said in a phone interview 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,
an official told the reporter This is extremely important and has been particularly effective over the past three days,
Ukraine has the right to self defence enshrined in international law. This is not limited to its own territory,
the German Foreign Ministry said in a comment to Politico The question of whether Western weapons are involved doesn’t come up because, after they are delivered, they are Ukrainian weapons,
Obviously, we strongly support Ukraine’s effort to defend against Russia’s aggression, ... The policy that we announced was to allow Ukraine to respond to attacks coming from just over the Russian border. And yes, in the area where they are currently operating across the Russian border, we have seen attacks come from there.”
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday, adding Attempts by individual [Ukrainian] units to break through deep into the territory in the Kursk direction are being thwarted.”
The Russian military issued a statement on Friday saying Ukraine’s attack towards Kursk is completely legitimate and makes military sense,
We have enough forces, there are already successes there, our aviation is working,
Russian lawmaker Victor Zavarzin told state-aligned Moscow radio station Govorit Moskva on Friday when asked if the situation in the Kursk region warranted a full-scale draft effort A few days ago we were speaking about Ukrainian troops being 10, 15 kilometers into Russian territory from the border, now there've been reports and geolocated images of Ukrainian military groups as far as 30 kilometers into Russian territory,
Over the next few weeks we will see counterattacks from the Russians and this will be a major combat zone I suspect,
Ten were killed and 35 others were wounded,
Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram, referring to the deadly attack in the town of Kostyantynivka Right now they are doing well,
Ledwidge said of Ukrainian efforts in Kursk, Last night, the Ukrainian Defence Forces attacked the Lipetsk airfield,
Ukraine's General Staff said in a post on Telegram, This is another targeted attack on a crowded place, another act of terror by the Russians,
Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin said in a Telegram post The lack of a coherent Russian response to the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk … and the reported rate of Ukrainian advance indicates that Ukrainian forces were able to achieve operational surprise,
the Washington-based ISW said late Thursday The operational situation in the Kursk region remains difficult,
Kursk acting governor Alexei Smirnov said on Telegram