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The actions taken are of a defensive nature, that is, they set up defensive lines, move units."
(There ... There were) dozens of Russian assaults on our positions over the last day. But our soldiers and units are doing everything to destroy the occupier and repel the attacks,
The operation will end with the smashing of the enemy and [Russian forces] reaching the state border."
At the briefing on August 7, Gerasimov told Putin 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,
the Airborne Assault Troops said in an online post What's going on with the lights? I've got no light or water,
said a woman posting as "Ekaterina Picasa." We advise people to leave the town,
said one such message at 7:34 a.m. The Russians had a complete intelligence failure here,
French military expert Yohann Michel, research fellow at the IESD institute in Lyon, said in an interview 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,
We worked to pre-empt them and they did not see this coming at all,
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),
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."
The following month, he wrote Tell me please, is it true that Ukrainian tanks have broken through to Sudzha and Darino?"
a user, "Nestik", posted on Telegram The enemy is rapidly approaching the outskirts of Pokrovsk,
We see that the occupier is suffering losses, and this is useful—very useful for our defense."
The president said in his evening address Let them give (Russia) a hammering for every child's tear,
We thought we were leaving for a couple of days, maybe,
she said, recalling her fear at the shelling and a night spent in a cellar I was very scared—very scared,
Nina Golinyaeva, a former resident of the border town of Sudzha, told AFP at an evacuation center in Kursk city, the regional capital We have absolutely no plans to beg: 'Please, sit down to negotiate,