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Our country is not just on the brink of disaster or already right next to it, our country is already in trouble - in big trouble,
Observe who is here and who is not."
If [Ukraine’s] successful military operation in Kursk was a slap to Putin, then the invitation of CST [forces] would be a second slap,
Dosym Satpayev, an analyst based in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s financial centre, told Al Jazeera The CST was actively advertised as a structure where Russia is the main security umbrella for all member states,
Ukraine’s example shows that when you have an aggressive neighbour such as Russia, you have to always keep your powder dry,
Things are very harsh these days – you either root for the US and their policies, or for Russia,
a businessman in Almaty who requested anonymity told Al Jazeera Moscow wouldn’t mind if the forces [of CST member states] could contribute to solving its problems, but they obviously wouldn’t go to Kursk even if summoned,
Nikolay Mitrokhin, a researcher with Germany’s Bremen University, told Al Jazeera I really, really pity those who live in the counterterrorism zone in Kursk,
Madina, who withheld her last name and location because her relatives still live in Chechnya, told Al Jazeera The very term makes me convulse,
Madina, a Chechen refugee living in a European nation, told Al Jazeera Let’s sit down and end this fight. Neither Ukrainian people, nor Russians or Belarusians need it,
he told the Rossiya television network on Thursday, claiming that As long as Russia’s political regime isn’t under threat, no one is going to think about expressing a definite position, because such a position limits wiggle room,
Please transfer us to medical schools in Uzbekistan,
The Ukrainian military seems highly attuned to the political and symbolic dimensions of their attacks, often targeting symbols of Putin's power rather than focusing solely on military objectives,
Maxim Alyukov, an expert on Russian politics at the University of Manchester in the UK, told Business Insider The situation in the Belgorod region continues to be extremely difficult and tense,
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a video posted on the Telegram messaging app We continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Kursk region. Currently, we control about 1,000 square kilometres of the territory of the Russian Federation,
Syrskii said in a video published on Zelenskyy’s Telegram account on Tuesday While the Ukrainians have reversed the public narrative about being on the defensive, ... it seems unlikely they would want to sustain a large incursion for months; they will have a decision to make about the best time to trade in the ground they have captured, and to what end.”
While in three weeks of February the enemy managed to advance approximately 15 kilometres [9 miles] in the Avdiivka direction, in the next four months – only a little more than 10 kilometres [6 miles],
Russia has brought war to others, now it’s coming home. Ukraine has always wanted only peace, and we will definitely ensure peace.”
In an evening address, he said Previously, these were simple antitank missiles that [attacked] populated areas. Now there are new gliding munitions, but with an engine,
Chief of Staff Syrskii has already reported several times – regarding the front and our actions and pushing the war into the territory of the aggressor,
Zelenskyy said in an evening address