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Now all of us in Ukraine should act as unitedly and efficiently as we did in the first weeks and months of this war, when Ukraine took the initiative and began to turn the situation to the benefit of our state,
Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Tuesday When explosions started near the city, when people were dying and when all this started happening before our eyes and when it affected people personally, they stopped at least openly supporting
the war ... the woman said Russian authorities will likely remain extremely averse to pulling Russian military units engaged in combat from (Donetsk) and will likely continue deploying limited numbers of irregular forces to Kursk due to concerns about further slowing the tempo of Russian operations in these higher priority directions,
Now we have done the exact same thing -- we have proven once again that we, Ukrainians, are capable of achieving our goals in any situation -- capable of defending our interests and our independence,
Just as during the days of [Yevgeny] Prigozhin’s rebellion it suddenly became clear that the various Russian Guards were only good at fighting peaceful demonstrators, and did not want to go up against armed bandits,
he said, referring to the late leader of the Wagner Group mercenary force The Zelenskyy regime has made a strong move – with all the resulting not-very-pleasant conclusions and consequences for our side,
columnist Mikhail Rostovsky wrote for the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy The actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces speak not only of their high professionalism, but also of the creativity of the Ukrainian leadership,
Gozman wrote in Novaya Gazeta, a newspaper that often takes aim at the Kremlin It was not an easy journey,
said Elena from Sudzha, a town now under Ukrainian control The enemy will certainly receive a worthy response, and all the goals facing us will undoubtedly be achieved,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, ordering security services to conduct a “counterterrorist operation” in the region What we’re witnessing is an unprecedented escalation,
The incursion of Ukrainian troops into the Kursk region shows that Ukraine aims to strengthen its negotiating position,
Fighting continues actually along the entire front line. The situation is under our control."
Pushing into Russian territory upsets the narrative that Ukraine is on the defensive and embarrasses Putin
Jacob Parakilas, research leader for Defence Strategy, Policy and Capabilities at the thinktank RAND Europe, said This always happens to those who despise people and any rules - Russia brought war to others, and now it is coming home,
Zelensky said stoically in his latest address The sooner Russia agrees to restore a just peace, the sooner Ukrainian raids on Russian territory will stop.
That analysis was supported by a statement from a Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson, who today told reporters in Kyiv As long as Putin continues the war, he will receive such responses from Ukraine,
The spokesperson did however add ... suggesting In Shebekino, as a result of several drone attacks on an apartment building, one apartment caught fire and slabs collapsed. The gas supply line was also damaged,
Two settlements in Belgorod region were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drones. There were no casualties,
They didn't protect the border,
a Ukrainian serviceman who took part in the offensive and identified himself as Ruzhyk told AFP in Sumy region I saw a lot of death in the first few days. It was terrifying at first but then we got used to it,