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Anton Gerashchenko is an official advisor and a former deputy minister at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, ex-member of the Ukrainian parliament. Cooperation - @Tatiana_Pravda
The operation in Kursk region is led by NATO command - Apti Alaudinov, commander of Chechnya Akhmat.
"Now from all directions we note that there are a lot of French, a lot of Poles, so many foreigners... This is a definite issue because Ukrainians themselves can hardly formulate something like that, can hardly do that," he told Russian Ria Novosti.
Why, where are the British? Weren't they behind all this?
A video appeared online where soldiers billed as the 252 Battalion are in Poroz, Belgorod region of Russia.
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"We must look at the situation soberly, it won't be possible to chase them away quickly." - Russian parliament suggested that people should not expect a prompt victory over Ukrainian Army in Kursk region. According to MP Gen. Andrey Gurulev, the Ukrainian Army has involved "significant means and forces" for this offensive and that must be taken into account.
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"And Budanov is London's man. He's MI6's man. I think he is a full-time employee there. London is our worst enemy." - Russian propagandists' version of the events in Russia's Kursk region.
This will be part of my favorite collection, along with the squirrels.
This map shows all the countries in the history of humankind that have ever militarily liberated part of the territory of the world's nuclear powers.
The only country - Ukraine - is highlighted in red. And it has already made history.
We have come an incredible way over the years - from "Whose is Crimea" to "Whose is Kursk."
The terrible war continues. But I am proud of my country and our people.
And thanks to everyone who is with us!
Together, we will win!🇺🇦
A video has appeared in which soldiers billed as the 99th Mechanized Battalion of the 61st Separate Mechanized Stepova Brigade of the AFU said that Sudzha is under control.
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Liudmyla Luzan and Anastasiia Rybachok won a silver medal for Ukraine in the Olympics in double canoe rowing at a distance of 500 meters.
I can't post a video because X keeps deleting videos from the Olympics. I don't want my account to get suspended.
"Nastia is nowhere to be seen... I need Nastia!" - relatives keep waiting for news on their loved ones after the Russian strike on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka. Pain and despair grow as the death toll of the Russian strike continues to rise.
12 people confirmed dead, 44 more injured - head of Donbas police.
People were buying groceries, getting the post or running other errands when Russian missile hit.
📹: Radio Svoboda
The late Prigozhin once said:
"When I said I would train soldiers in the Belgorod and Kursk regions,... I received a call from Defense Minister Shoigu Sergei Kuzhugetovich, and he, indignant, said: 'Yevgeny Viktorovich, don't meddle where you shouldn't. The Russian army itself is capable of defending the borders.' "
A child's body was taken out from the debris of the supermarket hit by a Russian missile strike in Kostiantynivka - Radio Svoboda.
Search and rescue operation continues.
Putin met with Russian security council. Russian media reported that "issues of combatting terrorism were discussed. FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov made a report."
No Gerasimov this time. No mentioning Kursk region.
I didn't bother with subtitles.
Russian strike on a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region - Presidential Office.
Russia deliberately targets Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. Again and again and again.
Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully attacked a Russian military airfield and air defense means, including an S-350 radar.
◾️ During the attack, warehouses with guided aircraft bombs and a number of other facilities near the Lipetsk airfield were hit. Security Service sources say that several dozen fighter jets, helicopters and warehouses with more than 700 guided aerial bombs were on the territory of the airfield.
◾️ After a drone attack, there was a powerful explosion that caused a chain detonation and a large-scale fire in a large part of the airfield. Local authorities confirmed the detonation and announced the evacuation of nearby residents. Most of the aircraft stationed at the Lipetsk-2 military airfield did not manage to take off.
◾️ It is known that Su-34, Su-35 and MiG-31 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are based at the Lipetsk airfield. The results of the attack are being clarified.
◾️ In particular, combat work was carried out on three enemy radars in Donetsk region: two S-350 systems and one S-300.
◾️ An accurate hit and destruction of one S-350 radar has been confirmed. Information on the other two targets is currently being clarified. At the same time, all three enemy radars were reported to have stopped working after the strikes.
✒️: General Staff of Ukraine, media sources in the Security Service of Ukraine
Russians complain there aren't enough body bags for killed Russian soldiers. They have to wrap them into regular bags and secure with scotch tape.
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"They don't give a command to shoot! They are lying on TV! The administration is lying!"
A resident of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region said that everything the local authorities say about the events in Kursk region is a lie.
Shooting down Russian reconnaissance drones with Ukrainian anti-aircraft FPV drones.
📹: 38th Separate Mechanized Infantry Brigade
Group 13 Warriors from the special unit of Ukrainian Defense intelligence have destroyed yet another Russian vessel in Russian-occupied Crimea - a high-speed boat of the "Tunets" type with a MAGURA V5 marine drone.
During the operation, three more Russian vessels were damaged. Defense Intelligence will clarify their type.
This is not the first Russian "Tunets" (Tuna) that Ukrainian Defense Intelligence hunted down: they destroyed two of these in May and damaged two more.
High-speed transport landing craft of the KS 701 Tunets project were used by Russians in the occupied Crimea for patrolling the water area and logistics.
Glory!
Meanwhile, Kadyrov has been awarded the Nobel Prize!
Right with "home delivery".
Kadyrov is very happy.
I wonder whether Kadyrov knows that the real Nobel's name was not Ludvig, but Alfred?
And how much did he pay for it?
It is interesting to observe the reactions and statements both inside Russia and its neighbors against the background of military actions in Russia's Kursk region.
At the moment, the situation can be called "waiting".
In popular terms - "strategic waiting". But this waiting can become a turning point.
◾️ President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev published an article on the eve of the traditional meeting of the heads of the five Central Asian states. In it, he noted not only the need to protect and strengthen the Central Asian identity, but also raised the issue of a regional security architecture where Central Asia would act as a subject unit.
The main idea is that the process of deglobalization is under way, the region is unstable, and closer cooperation is essential in order to survive the turbulence and enter the future with a strong position.
The main advantage of the region is its youth and natural resources. By strengthening the region, it is possible to convert this more favorably.
This looks like a mild distancing from the problematic Russia.
◾️ Lukashenko met with the participants of the CIS interior ministers meeting in Minsk yesterday. Not a single word about Kursk, although he clearly reacted to Tokayev's speech.
He scolded the participants for trying to distance themselves from Russia, to make money on sanctions (by the way, this is something he does himself), urged them to unite around Russia and expressed fears that if Russia collapses, it will drag everyone to the bottom.
He clearly realizes that he will be the nexr one on trial after Putin.
◾️ Kadyrov has been silent for three days. He made no comments about Kursk. He did not mention Akhmat unit which was responsible for border defense in Kursk region.
This afternoon he said that "we should wait two or three more days".
Apparently, then he decided on a reaction.
‼️So, the majority is waiting for the situation to develop and calculating their benefits. And the longer this waiting period lasts, the more dangerous and bolder thoughts will come into the minds of Putin's entourage and allies.
It's quite possible that a psychological turning point is taking place, and not just among Putin's entourage - also among Ukrainian Allies in their perception of Putin and Russia.
President Zelenskyy published a video from the Headquarters meeting.
At the meeting, the AFU Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi reported on all key areas: the south, Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, Luhansk, and Kharkiv regions.
There was a report on defensive actions in the directions from where Russia was striking Ukrainian territory.
There were also reports by Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk, FIS head Oleh Ivashchenko, and SBU head Vasyl Maliyuk (on "special long-range operations").
By the way, it's interesting to visually compare it with the video below.
Satellite images appeared that the ammunitions warehouse at Russian Lipetsk airfield before and after the strike on it last night.
The difference is striking (pun intended).
📷: Radio Svoboda
A Russian conscript accused Akhmat unit of hiding behind the conscripts' backs in Kursk region.
Kadyrovites forced him to record an apology video, saying that his words "were misunderstood."
The Zvezda TV channel, which belongs to the Russian Ministry of Defense, has published footage of the movement of convoys with Russian equipment in the Kursk region.
Thank you!
About the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.
Today marks exactly two years since the Kursk NPP experienced a series of technical failures, which FSB director Bortnikov later groundlessly called "Ukrainian sabotage."
Today, the narrative of Russian propagandists about the potential capture of the Kursk NPP by Ukrainian troops is used most widely to intimidate the local population and the West.
I assume that Russia could organize provocations at the power plant for information effect for the target audience - the West, the IAEA, and China, for example, by imitating an attack by a "Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group" or shelling.
One way or another, we need to be extremely careful in the information space. We need to be attentive to sensitive information and trust only reliable sources.
A lady from Kostiantynivka says that her ten-year-old granddaughter and son-in-law are missing. They were in the supermarket Russia hit.
She doesn't know whether they are alive.
At least 10 people have been reported dead and 35 wounded - Internal Affairs Minister.
Russia attacked a supermarket with an X-38 missile, head of the regional military administration said.
4 private houses, 9 stores, a Nova Post office, trade pavilions and 12 cars were damaged.
According to journalists, the rescue operation has been suspended due to the threat of repeated shelling.
📹: Radio Svoboda
According to preliminary data, at least 7 people were wounded as a result of Russian attack on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, head of the regional military administration reported.
Russia shelled the city with cannon artillery and hit a supermarket. This is another targeted attack on a crowded place, another act of terror.
One of the wounded is in serious condition and is being provided with the necessary medical care.
Police, rescuers, medics and all emergency services are working at the scene.
The aftermath of the attack is being clarified.
Reportedly, this is a strike on a Russian training site in Zaporizhzhia region with GMLRS missiles and ATACMS cluster missiles.
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A video appeared online showing one more Russian helicopter hit by an FPV drone.
It is reported that the strike was carried out by Ukrainian Warriors from M2 unit of the Special Operations Center of Ukrainian Security Service.
The Russian Mi-8 was hit in its tail by a drone with a powerful fragmentation warhead. The scale of damage is unclear but its stopped working in the specified area.
Glory!
A large convoy of Russian military vehicles and personnel destroyed reportedly near Rylsk, Kursk region.
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Instead of a thousand words.
"The face of not a woman's war," Yana, an FPV drone operator, wrote.
Yana and her father defend Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. Several days ago Yana was wounded.
📷: multiiikk/Instagram