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There is a big difference between this and the type of war that Russia is leading,
Ukraine is not planning to occupy this territory. This is temporary,
Russia doesn’t want any negotiations; it gives ultimatums,
Russia is still limited in manpower,
I hope many prisoners will be taken there,
That's the kind of mistake the Russian forces along the line of control typically don't make,
This Ukrainian operation represents a very significant effort on the part of the Ukrainians to reset the status quo in the war, and change narratives about Ukraine prospects in this war,
The main risk is that the Ukrainians choose to try and consolidate and hold ground that lengthens the front line,
said Matthew Savill, military sciences director at the Royal United Services institute in London Russia seems to do quite poorly when it has to respond dynamically in a situation like this,
said military analyst Michael Kofman of the Carnegie Endowment in a podcast Regrettably, the group of forces protecting the border didn't have its own intelligence assets,
he said on a channel of his messaging app We must clearly guarantee at the legislative level that our warriors, who participate, for example, in the Kursk operation and will participate in all our other actions on the territory of the aggressor state, will receive absolutely all payments and benefits designated for the front line,
he said in an address posted on Telegram The enemy is rapidly approaching the outskirts of Pokrovsk,
Serhii Dobriak, the head of the military administration said on Thursday We are moving forward in Kursk region. A military commandant's office has been created which must ensure order and also all the needs of the local population,
Syrskyi said in a written statement on his Telegram channel The enemy is pushing, it is trying to get through from everywhere, push through,
said Major General Apti Alaudinov, commander of Chechnya's Akhmat special forces who are fighting in Kursk The enemy has come almost right up to the city of Pokrovsk. Just over 10 kilometres from the outskirts of the city,
The main efforts are focused on preventing the enemy from advancing in the directions of Toretsk and Pokrovsk, inflicting maximum losses, and creating favourable conditions for further actions,
In the border regions of Russia, including Kursk region, Ukrainians deal exclusively with security-related tasks,
he said in a post on X social media To maintain law and order and primarily ensure the needs of the population in the controlled territories, a military commandant’s office was created, and Major General Moskalev was appointed as its managing director,
The attempts by enemy mobile units using armoured equipment to break through deeper into Russian territory have been repelled,
its Defense Ministry said Today we have advanced well in the Kursk region. We are achieving our strategic goal,
Zelensky said in his evening address