Although Putin does have an iron grip, the fact that so many people are talking and understanding what is happening, he's got to sort this out very quickly,
There are no indications yet that the Russian armed forces have enough forces and areas to deploy such significant actions [a counterattack],
I’m just too old, I can’t start over. I don’t want to leave what I have.”
We should defend what we have. Attacking Kursk takes good soldiers away from Pokrovsk – and if it does divert some Russian troops, it only moves the problem of their numbers from one place to another, ... My mother always told me: stand your ground.”
It is a good idea – they pushed them back. Let them stay where they are. Why do they want to come here? Don’t they have enough land?”
The situation in the border area remains difficult, but our defenders are successfully working to destroy the enemy,
Careful preparation, planning, surprise, fighting spirit and informational silence became decisive in the initial stage of the operation,
What's going on with the lights? I've got no light or water,
The Russians had a complete intelligence failure here,
Right now the risk of an armed invasion of the territory of Kursk region from Ukraine is not high. However, we are constantly working to strengthen the region’s defense capabilities."
We advise people to leave the town,
It's clear that substantial amounts of different engineer equipment were prepared and used,
It was likely easier for Ukrainian forces to progress around and through Russia's fortifications in the region, especially if they were manned by fewer or poorly trained personnel,
I would understand if it was difficult for the Russians to think something that big could happen,
Troops covering the state border, together with units of the border troops of the FSB of Russia, are repelling the attacks and inflicting fire on the enemy in the area of the state border and on its reserves in the Sumy region (of Ukraine),
The actions taken are of a defensive nature, that is, they set up defensive lines, move units."
The operation will end with the smashing of the enemy and [Russian forces] reaching the state border."
Tell me please, is it true that Ukrainian tanks have broken through to Sudzha and Darino?"
We worked to pre-empt them and they did not see this coming at all,
Things happened in the past two and a half years but the scale was completely different,