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Russians shelled the town with cannon artillery and hit a supermarket. This is another targeted attack on a crowded place, another act of terror by the Russians,
A few days ago we were speaking about Ukrainian troops being 10, 15 kilometers into Russian territory from the border, now there've been reports and geolocated images of Ukrainian military groups as far as 30 kilometers into Russian territory,
Over the next few weeks we will see counterattacks from the Russians and this will be a major combat zone I suspect,
Ten were killed and 35 others were wounded,
Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram, referring to the deadly attack in the town of Kostyantynivka Right now they are doing well,
Ledwidge said of Ukrainian efforts in Kursk, Last night, the Ukrainian Defence Forces attacked the Lipetsk airfield,
Ukraine's General Staff said in a post on Telegram, Several sources of ignition were recorded, a large fire broke out and multiple detonations were observed,
So the idea is that Ukrainians just stole a march on them,
If we take a step back, it looks to me like the first time that Ukraine’s state forces have invaded Russia,
Frank Ledwidge, a former British military intelligence officer and senior lecturer in war studies at England’s University of Portsmouth, told NBC News It is consistent with our policy,
deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told a news briefing The Kremlin will almost certainly endeavor to retake Russian territory in Kursk Oblast that Ukrainian forces have seized and stop Ukrainian activity further into Russia,
It is possible that the second line of Russian defence in the region has been partially breached. The offensive of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk area is likely to lead to the redeployment of Russian Federation units from other areas to ensure the defence of Russian units and counterattacks against Ukrainian forces in the region,
The lack of a coherent Russian response to the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk … and the reported rate of Ukrainian advance indicates that Ukrainian forces were able to achieve operational surprise,
the Washington-based ISW said late Thursday Observe who is here [at the Security Council meeting] and who is not,
said the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Politjoystic No Gerasimov this time. No mentioning Kursk region."
Gerasimov's absence at the meeting of Putin's top allies was picked up by multiple individuals, including Anton Gerashchenko, a former adviser to Ukraine's minister of internal affairs, who said on X (formerly Twitter The operational situation in the Kursk region remains difficult,
Kursk acting governor Alexei Smirnov said on Telegram However, everyone is discussing [the incursion], even Putin himself. Which means it's a kind of public slap in the face to the Russian government,
Sharp told Politika.Kozlov I would call it more of a PR action. Taking this territory under long-term control when there are plenty of challenges on other parts of the front is not practical for the Ukrainians,
This is a slap in the face for the president. We have been unable to push the enemy back for [three days]. A danger to the population has been created in Russia’s regions. European gas has gone up in price. This is not how a country confident of its victory behaves,
Our border guards are seen encircled and fighting. Conscripts have been captured. It is clear that the Ukrainians’ offensive [would only be a short-term success]. But still, what has happened is very unpleasant, reputation-wise,