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Russia must be forced to make peace if Putin wants to fight so badly." ... Russia brought war to others, now it's coming home. Ukraine has always wanted only peace, and we will certainly ensure peace,
In his address, Ukraine president Zelenskyy acknowledged the offensive, saying ... he further stated, as quoted by the BBC But what kind of negotiations can we even talk about with people who indiscriminately strike at civilians, at civilian infrastructure, or try to create threats to nuclear power facilities. What can we even talk about with them
Putin said, as quoted by CNN We don't know anything about their fate,
The main task is, of course, for the defence ministry to dislodge the enemy from our territories,
What do I think about Kursk? Bold, brilliant, beautiful. Keep it up,
Russia brought war to others, and now it is coming home,
The enemy will receive a worthy response,
The apparent goal is to create a problem area for Russia, which will distract its forces and its leadership’s attention and resources from where they’re trying to succeed right now,
It is now clear why the Kyiv regime refused our proposals to return to a peaceful settlement plan
In remarks broadcast this afternoon, Putin declared Regrettably, the group of forces protecting the border didn't have its own intelligence assets,
he said on his messaging app channel It's obvious that the enemy will keep trying to destabilize the situation in the border zone to try to destabilize the domestic political situation in our country,
The troops are fulfilling their tasks. Fighting continues actually along the entire front line. The situation is under our control,
Syrskyi said, the Associated Press (AP) reported We continue to conduct offensive operations in the Kursk region. As of now, about 1,000 square kilometres of the territory of the Russian Federation are under our control,
Their commanders aren’t idiots, ... They are moving forces, but not as quickly as we would like. They know we can’t extend logistics 80 or 100 kilometres [inside Russian territory].” ... The nation believes it has uncovered a vulnerability in Vladimir Putin’s armour,
the Ukrainian source said, adding ... The Economist wrote, noting For the first time in a long time we have movement,
one Ukrainian soldier told the publication, adding We are working to gain a better understanding of what they're doing, what their goals are, what their strategy is,
We are grateful to all soldiers and commanders for their steadfastness and decisive actions,
Zelenskyy said Monday on the Telegram messaging app We assess that Russian forces have occupied an additional 1,175 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory thus far in 2024,
The Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast, however, has forced the Kremlin and Russian military command to react and redeploy forces and means to the sector where Ukrainian forces have launched attacks,