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From this moment on, the SVO (Special Military Operation) should acquire an openly extraterritorial character,
Sudzha is basically lost to us. And this is an important logistics hub,
said Yuri Podolyaka, a popular Ukrainian-born pro-Russian military blogger, adding In order to eliminate the consequences of enemy forces entering the region, I have decided to declare a state of emergency,
Smirnov said in a Google-translated update on Telegram, adding We did not [ know in advance about the Kursk operation]. But it's not unusual for the Ukrainians not to notify us of their exact tactics before they execute them. It's a war that they're conducting. We provide them with equipment. We provide them with advice. But when it comes to the kind of day by day tactics that they carry out, the day by day strikes that they take ... it's appropriate for them to make those decisions,
he said in a press briefing The current confirmed extent and location of Ukrainian advances in Kursk Oblast [region] indicate that Ukrainian forces have penetrated at least two Russian defensive lines and a stronghold,
We need to learn a serious lesson from what happened and do what Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov pledged to the supreme commander-in-chief to do, that is, resolutely defeat and crush the enemy,
he stated on Telegram, ... according to a Google translation The more pressure we put on Russia... the closer we will get to peace. A just peace through just force,
he said, without making any specific reference to the fighting in Kursk The operation will end with the enemy's defeat and them being pushed back to the state border,
he told Putin in a televised meeting The Kyiv regime has launched another major provocation,
Putin told Russian government officials on Wednesday, referring to the attack in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine’s northern Sumy region The enemy's long preparation for the attack, alas, has borne fruit,
the channel wrote ... adding that It's important to keep on destroying the enemy as effectively and steadfastly as our soldiers can to help the defence of our country ...,
I have seen the statements from the Russian government. It is a little bit rich, them calling it a provocation, given Russia violated Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty,
I’d say it this way. Nothing about our policy has changed, and with the actions that they [the Ukrainians – ed.] are taking today they are not violating our policy,
Miller said at a briefing I'll let the Ukrainians speak to their operations, one way or the other, that's most appropriate. We're going to stay focused on making sure they have what they need to defend themselves,
I have just signed the order to introduce a mandatory evacuation of 23 settlements from five communities in the Sumy district.
Ukraine's regional governor Volodymyr Artyukh said in a statement Where is our vaunted army?
One furious resident in Sudzha complained Following my conversation with the acting governor of the Kursk region, instructions have been given to several civilian agencies to provide the necessary assistance to the region’s residents. I also ask the government to take up this matter immediately,
Putin said at the briefing This isn’t the Russian Volunteer Corps or the Freedom of Russia Legion. These are AFU units entering Russia,
AFU reserve colonel Svitan told Novaya Europe We have to start with the events in the Kursk region. As you know, the Kyiv regime has carried out another large-scale provocation, firing indiscriminately with various types of weapons, including missiles, at civilian buildings, residential buildings, and ambulances,
he said at a meeting of his Security Council We knew that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would go to Kursk Oblast. We knew that they were pulling forces together. We knew everything as usual, the guys from the fields reported it, but the higher-ups did nothing,
pro-war blogger Anastasia Kashevarova said on Telegram