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They acknowledge that there are troops in Russian territory, but say that nearly no territory is occupied,
In the first days, you could observe that they were using the same communications strategy that they had for the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow,
August is such a brilliant time for the arts generally in Scotland, ... and this is an opportunity to reach the fringe audience as well as approach film-makers and producers.”
says festival director Paul Ridd There is always hope of that,
It completely rewrites the relationships between the Neolithic populations of the whole of the British Isles.”
One of the scientists told the Guardian Ukraine moves deeper into Russia and targets airbases
is the Guardian’s top story this morning The coverage they are seeing, in contrast to the much more aggressive propaganda programmes, carries a pacifying message – that sanctions are not working, that western countries are suffering, that there is no war, just a special military operation,
Listen, the military department will report to you about depth and width,
It is very hard to analyse what they are thinking or talking about,
The Russians are taking troops from everywhere but Donbas, at least for now. Kursk is great for morale and God knows Ukraine needed a boost, but some of the soldiers I speak to out in Donbas are still quite unhappy about Kursk as they could really do with elite special forces down there.”
Jade McGlynn, a research fellow with King’s College London who is based in Kharkiv, said A meeting on the situation in the Kursk region. We discussed key issues. Security, humanitarian aid and the establishment of military commandant’s offices, if necessary,
The 2024 Battle of Kursk warns the Putin regime: Your tyranny is fragile and cannot continue on its present track.”
The Battle of Kursk in 1943 was the single largest You can only squeeze something out, get something, if they understand that [the war] is not going according to their scenario,
Current events are, of course, intensifying the crisis,
Mr. Shlosberg said in a phone interview Our Ukrainian drones are working exactly as needed. However, there are things that drones alone cannot achieve, unfortunately. We need other weapons—missile systems.”
In a video message posted to X, formerly Twitter, Zelensky said We have shown our friends in the West just how vulnerable Russia is, and how it will back down when you stand up to it
Col Nadiradze, a Georgian conscript who has been awarded Ukraine's highest honour, the Hero of Ukraine medal, said You can see the extent of our success in Russia already - the hysteria among the Russian military experts and bloggers, the fear on Putin's face on Russian TV.
The more the Russian military presence in the border area is destroyed, the closer peace and real security will be for our country.
We've got more than 2,000 Russian prisoners so far and they aren't just conscripts, these are competent fighters, including FSB forces,
I would say that the Ukrainians have tried to give the Russians a dose of their own medicine: to cause some uncertainty in Russia, and perhaps to question the competence of the Russian military,