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In Kursk region, Ukrainian Air Assault Forces storm the building of a women’s colony

In Kursk region, Ukrainian Air Assault Forces storm the building of a women’s colony

According to Novynarnia, in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukrainian forces are storming a women’s prison building where Russian soldiers have taken refuge. This was reported on August 23 by the media project “Bild in Russian,” and the information is corroborated by a video from the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to “Bild,” in the village of Mala […]

OFFICIAL: The 3rd Assault Brigade is advancing in the Kharkiv region, reclaiming territories!

OFFICIAL: The 3rd Assault Brigade is advancing in the Kharkiv region, reclaiming territories!

As a result of counteroffensive actions, the brigade took control of a battalion defense area of the occupiers, including enemy platoon and company strongpoints, advancing nearly two square kilometers into the front. The force ratio on the battlefield was 2.5 to 1 in favor of the enemy, along with additional enemy support forces. “The main objective of the operation was […]

Unreported strategic threats amid the Kursk offensive

Unreported strategic threats amid the Kursk offensive

News that you won’t hear in the media and that might seem unimportant right now in the context of the swift operation in the Kursk region: ● Fact ■ What it threatens ● The enemy is less than 6 km from Selydove (I saw it personally). Defending the city for a long time and effectively is extremely difficult due to […]

A quarter lost: implications of the Kursk operation for Russian Forces

A quarter lost: implications of the Kursk operation for Russian Forces

The blue duct tape is running out. No, this is not a joke. Soon, there might be fundraising for duct tape… In less than two weeks of the Kursk operation, more than 2,000 prisoners (rumor has it that it’s over 2,500 bodies). Mostly conscripts. To put things into perspective, the entire Kursk group amounted to up to 10,000 bodies. So, […]

Exclusive footage of the liberation of Kursk region from GoPro cameras of Ukrainian soldiers

Exclusive footage of the liberation of Kursk region from GoPro cameras of Ukrainian soldiers

– “Check the perimeter quickly.” – “Yeah, yeah, I know. I know everything. I’ve got sharp eyes. By the way, there’s no ambush here, you know.” – “Guys, can we shoot a demo there? Let’s go help. Did you set them up? We need to grab the tank there, friend.” – “Then put them back, guys. We’re… Zhora. Guys, let’s […]

Russian Railways restricts the direction of Belarusian Railway trains to the Kursk region

Russian Railways restricts the direction of Belarusian Railway trains to the Kursk region

According to our sources, the central management of Russian Railways (RZD) sent a telegram to the Belarusian Railway (BZD) instructing the cessation of freight train dispatches from all BZD stations to the stations of the Oryol-Kursk branch of the Moscow Railway (a division of RZD) as of August 12, 2024. Notably, the received telegram indicates that the suspension of train […]

Ukraine has formed a “sanitary zone” in the Kursk region for self-defense purposes

Ukraine has formed a “sanitary zone” in the Kursk region for self-defense purposes

“Exercising its right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter, Ukraine not only has the right to defend itself but must also adhere to all international conventions and requirements of international humanitarian law. Thus, our military has established a ‘buffer (sanitary) zone’ in the Kursk region for self-defense purposes,” Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said. He added […]

Ukrainian soldiers on the Kursk offensive: first impressions and local reactions

Ukrainian soldiers on the Kursk offensive: first impressions and local reactions

“Personally, we advanced 25 kilometers deep”: Ukrainian soldiers shared their experiences about the first days of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ offensive in the Kursk region. The soldiers described their mindset as they entered Russian territory and the level of resistance they encountered in a report for Suspilne Sumy. Pavlo was part of the military unit that was among the first […]

Foreign policy aspect of the Kursk operation

Foreign policy aspect of the Kursk operation

Almost everyone is closely following the course of the special operation in the Kursk region—how much territory is controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which settlements are involved, and the potential directions of further strikes. But what is happening on the diplomatic front in connection with Kursk is no less important. And here we have a very telling reaction. China, […]

Kursk operation: it is really a wonder that the russian invaders suddenly remembered that a state border does exist

Kursk operation: it is really a wonder that the russian invaders suddenly remembered that a state border does exist

I don’t comment on the situation on the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Sumy and Kursk regions in military terms. it is really a wonder that the Russian invaders suddenly remembered that a state border does exist! But I would like to give a reference in terms of international law. First, according to Art. 51 of the UN Charter, Ukraine has […]

The Kremlin has ordered propaganda media to compare events in the Kursk region with the Battle of Kursk

The Kremlin has ordered propaganda media to compare events in the Kursk region with the Battle of Kursk

The Kremlin has ordered propaganda media to compare events in the Kursk region with the Battle of Kursk, according to Russian media sources. For nearly three days, Vladimir Putin’s administration deliberated on how propaganda media should report on the military operation in the Kursk region. They decided to compare the events to the Battle of Kursk and emphasize that Putin […]

ISW analyzed reports from Russia regarding attempts to breach the border in the Kursk region

ISW analyzed reports from Russia regarding attempts to breach the border in the Kursk region

As reported by Radio Svoboda, the Russian Ministry of Defense claims that during raids in the Kursk region, Russian troops destroyed 16 Ukrainian armored vehicles and that Russian forces carried out retaliatory strikes in the Sumy region. However, most of the damage shown in footage by Russian bloggers appears to be the result of regular shelling and does not indicate […]

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