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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
Russian conscripts captured in Kursk region complain that they were thrown "to the slaughter" without any military training.
One of them told about the "heroism" of Kadyrov's henchmen from the Akhmat group in Kursk region.
"America started a war, attacked us. I don't know why. We Russians are so kind and sympathetic."
Residents of Karelia, one of Russia's worst regions in terms of quality of life, shared their thoughts about the war in Ukraine.
"Why occupiers? Ukraine is very cruel to Russia. Poles and Finns have always hated us. But we haven't done anything bad," they say.
📹: Current Time
Another video of Russian conscripts being taken prisoner in Russia's Kursk region appeared online.
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It is reported that this is a unit of Russian conscripts surrendering into captivity in Kursk region of Russia.
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According to Russian Telegram channels, panic reigns in the border areas of Russia's Kursk region, where fighting has been going on all week.
‼️Russian media have introduced a new term: "voluntary evacuation".
◾️ there are no police, firefighters, medics or representatives of the Russian administration;
◾️Russian settlements, according to official information, have been abandoned by more than 76,000 people;
◾️ most people left on their own, as there was no organized evacuation, contrary to the Russian authorities' statements;
◾️ depopulation of villages became a catalyst for rampant Russian looting among the remaining population.
"Stores are being looted, there is a collapse in Korenevo, Magnit has just been robbed. No water, no gas, no light. There was no organized evacuation, and if there was any, why haven't we in Lobanovka [Korenevsky district] heard anything about it?" - a local resident wrote.
The situation is similar in other Russian border municipalities. Residents say that representatives of the administration have provoked a collapse in the border areas themselves by leaving people to their fate.
At present, the administration of Korenevsky district of Russian Kursk region cannot be reached. People are forced to self-organize in order to protect themselves and their property and perform the functions of state and law enforcement authorities.
◾️ Residents of Kursk region who were affected will be paid 10,000 rubles each, that's about $100. Apparently, Russia has money only for contract soldiers and for war.
Russia is gradually returning into the 1990s.
In the video, a Russian journalist shares about cases of looting in Lgov, Kursk region of Russia.
Head of Kursk region: the AFU have entered the Belovsky district of Russia's Kursk region.
"Today we do not understand some moments in the border areas. Therefore, I ask all residents to keep calm. Those residents who left the territory of the district today, stay in the places where you arrived. <...> Those who want to leave, please contact the heads of village councils and the administration - buses will be provided".
A video has appeared online showing a Ukrainian flag being installed in (reportedly) Guevo village, Kursk region.
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Remains of a shot down Russian missile fell on a residential building in Brovary, Kyiv region last night.
4 year old boy and his 35 year old dad were killed. Their bodies were found under the debris of the building.
Three people are badly injured, including a 13 year old kid.
Iryna Koliadenko won a silver medal for Ukraine in the 2024 Olympics in wrestling!
Congratulations!
(I can't post videos because X blocks all Olympic videos and I don't want my account to get suspended)
It was reported online that a Russian Su-34 was shot down in the Kursk region.
Waiting for official confirmation.
The story of a captured FSB Border Service instructor who made a reasonable decision to surrender together with the rest of the border patrol unit and conscripts.
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Analysis of the current situation for Ukraine and perspectives for the future.
As of today, three months of the Russian "offensive" on Kharkiv have passed.
It started in March 2024 (after Avdiivka).
The situation as of spring 2024:
Ukrainian energy sector is being systematically destroyed by Russia; the U.S. aid is blocked; Russia wants to reach the strongest possible position by November 2024.
There is talk of a future Russian offensive in September-October. Ukraine enhances mobilization.
Russia's goals for spring 2024:
◾️ weakening Ukraine by destroying its energy infrastructure;
◾️ to paralyze Ukraine's governance by rocking the issue of President Zelenskyy's "illegitimacy";
◾️ influence on elections in the West to change course and block foreign aid for Ukraine;
◾️ counteroffensive on Kharkiv to cause panic among the Ukrainian population and to draw forces of the Ukrainian army away from other parts of the front.
The bottom line for today:
🔷 the attempt to rock the situation with the "illegitimacy" of the Ukrainian president failed;
🔷 attempt to change the course of Europe and block aid for Ukraine failed;
🔷 the situation in the U.S. continues to be uncertain and unpredictable for Russia. Therefore, Putin will try to intensify the political polarization in the U.S., going for maximum destabilization and weakening;
🔷 Russia managed to significantly damage Ukraine's power grid;
🔷 the Russian counteroffensive in the Kharkiv direction was stopped;
🔷 U.S. military aid for Ukraine was resumed;
🔷️ EU continues supporting Ukraine;
🔷 some restrictions on the use of U.S. weapons on the Russian territory were lifted.
As of today, Russia has definitely not achieved all of its goals, but the main battle is still ahead.
The impact of military actions in Kursk on the front will depend on their outcome. But the political situation is beginning to change:
The offensive in Kursk region will show the limits of Putin's regime's stability, in addition to a number of practical results.
The behavior of Lukashenko, Kadyrov, Russian oligarchs, generals, and influential officials shows a wait-and-see attitude and doubts.
The less stability the Russian regime has, the better.
In turn, Ukraine needs to demonstrate unity and resilience.
And prepare for a hard winter.
As we can see, even this year, Ukraine has changed the negative scenario many times due to our resilience.
Ukraine continues to fight in unusually difficult and unfavorable conditions.
Glory to our Heroes!
Russian commanders refused to move conscript soldiers to the rear in Kursk region. They are considered a combat unit - Russian Agentstvo media.
According to the media, the unit consisting of conscripts receives battle orders, and their commanders refuse to move them to the rears. There has been no confirmation that conscripts already take part in combat.
Families of many conscripts in Kursk region reported that they cannot contact them at the moment. A Russian petition to remove conscripts from Kursk region has gathered about 3,500 signatures.
📷: 22 year old Nikita Dobrynin, Russian conscript who was killed in the Kursk direction. He is the first officially confirmed conscript to be KIA in that area.
Iran to deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia soon, intel sources say - Reuters
Dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, according to two European intelligence sources. One of the sources said that "the only next possible" step after training would be actual delivery of the missiles to Russia.
Russian defense ministry representatives are believed to have signed a contract on December 13 in Tehran with Iranian officials for the Fath-360 and another ballistic missile system built by Iran's government-owned Aerospace Industries Organization called the Ababil.
A spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council said the United States and its NATO allies and G7 partners "are prepared to deliver a swift and severe response if Iran were to move forward with such transfers," viewing it as a significant escalation of Iran's support for Russia's war in Ukraine.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/iran-deliver-hundreds-ballistic-missiles-russia-soon-intel-sources-say-2024-08-09/
"Z-bloggers" report a Ka-52 Russian helicopter shot down, reportedly, in the Kursk direction.
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4 year old boy and his 35 years old dad were killed by a North Korean missile fired by Russia in a strike on Brovary, Kyiv region, last night.
They came to visit the boy's grandparents. The grandparents survived because they were sleeping upstairs.
Deepest condolences.
📹: 1+1
A Baba Yaga drone takes down Russian fortifications in Kursk region of Russia.
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900 days of full-scale war.
Honestly, it's hard to even wrap my head around this number. Especially since we don't know how many more of these 100-day "anniversaries" we will have.
What I'd like to say is that Ukraine and Ukrainians continue surprising the whole world (and ourselves) with our resilience. We are exhausted but we keep fighting. Keep believing. Keep being grateful to all who support us.
Let's recall a few important events that took place during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and specifically what Ukrainian managed to do, for the first time in the world, during these 900 days:
◾️ strike a fifth-generation fighter jet (the SU-57 aircraft was hit on June 8, 2024);
◾️ intercept an air-launched ballistic missile (the first time the shooting down of a Kinzhal ballistic missile was reported on May 4, 2023);
◾️ shoot down an AEW&C aircraft (the shooting down of the A-50 aircraft was first reported on December 14, 2023);
◾️ to hit an over-the-horizon radar (the hit of the Voronezh-DM radar was reported on May 23, 2024);
◾️ intercept a hypersonic missile (the first time the shooting down of a Zircon cruise missile was reported on March 25, 2024);
◾️ shoot down a strategic bomber (the shooting down of a TU-22M3 bomber was reported on April 19, 2024);
◾️ sink a missile cruiser (the cruiser Moskva was sunk on April 14, 2022);
◾️conduct the war on Russian territory, as well.
Slava Ukraini. Thank you for being here, friends!
"Stormtroopers live from one to three days, on average. Those who are lucky live longer," the serviceman said, emphasizing that he was lucky.
A Russian serviceman with the call sign "Zarya", who serves in the 25th brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, told what happens when you fell for payments from the Russian state and went to storm Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
⚡️ A residential building in Kyiv region, where a father and his son were killed, was hit by a North Korean missile launched by Russia, - President Zelenskyy.
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⚡️ 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗖𝗵𝗞-𝗢𝗚𝗣𝗨, 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘃 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻:
"Two weeks ago, Lt. Gen. Esedulla Abachev, commander of the State Border Covering Group, deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District, reported to Valery Gerasimov about the preparation of the AFU for an invasion of Kursk region. In response, Gerasimov urged Abachev "not to spread panic" and "not to fall for the enemy's disinformation." Moreover, on the eve of the AFU offensive, Gerasimov withdrew forces and means from this area, which, in his opinion, were not needed there."
⚡️ 𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
According to the VChK-OGPU source, before the attack, the border in Kursk region was held by: the 2nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, Special Forces Brigade from Pskov, Akhmat forces, mobilized, conscripts and even former prisoners.
Shortly before the offensive of the AFU, most of the trained soldiers were transferred to the Belgorod direction to help the "North" group advancing on Kharkiv region.
Belarus showed footage of tanks and other armored vehicles moving to areas bordering with Ukraine.
Belarus attempts to distract Ukrainian troops from Kursk region continue.
Warrior Dad came to see his daughter perform in the Olympics. She didn't know whether he will be able to get there until she came out to perform and saw him waving and cheering. "Miracles do happen!" she said.
Dad has been defending Ukraine since 2014. Glory!
📹: Suspilne
Russian missiles used to strike Kursk region have "for Kursk region" written on them...
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Reportedly, this is Sverdlikovo, Kursk region. It is unclear when this video was filmed.
📹: Yurii "Khorvat" Yakovenko/Instagram
Friends, these past few days have been exhausting. I'm very tired.
So please forgive any mistakes and misspellings.
I'm doing by best to be cautious and provide you with reliable information - as much as possible.
I'd just like to thank you for reading, commenting and sharing. For supporting Ukraine.
Thank you! 💙💛
Russian media report that the Kursk NPP is being prepared for defense.
On Friday afternoon, law enforcers blocked entrances to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.
Now, Kursk NPP is the only plant in Russia where new innovative power units are being actively built. The reactor vessel was delivered to the construction site in 2023. According to the Russian media, the units under construction were de-energized, and the builders left the site.
According to the source of Vazhnie Istorii (Important Stories) media outlet, the management recommended that NPP employees take vacations at their own expense and evacuate their children. In addition, since August 7, remote rotational workers - 10,000 construction workers living in the 40,000-strong town of Kurchatov, where the plant is located - have been leaving the NPP construction site.
Rosatom confirmed that it has reduced the number of construction workers at Kursk NPP-2.
Russian bloggers report that the Kursk NPP is preparing for defense, as small AFU mobile groups of 5-20 people have allegedly been spotted already in Shagarovo (39 km along the highway to the NPP). At the moment, the Russian media is reporting fighting in Kromskiye Byki, 30 kilometers from the NPP.
"There is fighting several dozen kilometers from the borders of our city, the situation is tense, the emergency regime is in effect," the mayor of Kurchatov, Igor Korpunkov, commented today.
Earlier, an employee of Kursk NPP told Vazhnye Istorii that the management does not instruct the personnel in any way about the plan of action in case of a strike on the plant. Employees work in bunkers with thick walls.
Kursk NPP accounts for more than half of all electricity in Russia's Central Black Earth region. It is one of the three largest NPPs in the country and consists of four units.
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1822299715007848463?t=lNGHtWLhHu3DS7g1LpqL-Q&s=19
⚡️Self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko:
"I am already publicly starting to say to all of you: you should get used to the fact (...) that there will be another president. No, I'm not saying that I'll leave you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and so on. But things happen in life. You have to get used to the fact that I'm not eternal, just like all of you."
Is he preparing escape routes?
Is this a message to Putin?
"Things happen in life." What's he implying?
⚡️Belarus says it is deploying Iskander missile systems and Polonez MLRSs to the border with Ukraine.
Self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said that yesterday, Ukraine allegedly violated the country's airspace.
"Yesterday at 6:10 p.m., the forces of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of Belarus were put on high alert. We call it readiness №1," he said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that military units of the SDF, ground forces, rocket forces, including Polonez MLRSs and Iskander missile systems, had received tasks in Gomel and Mozyr directions.
Lukashenko is trying to help Putin and divert Ukraine's attention.
Medvedev threatens Germany to deliver Russian tanks to Berlin.
Kind reminder to Medvedev that in February 2023, a Russian tank was already delivered to Berlin and placed in front of the Russian Embassy for the convenience of the Russian side. Medvedev was not happy about that for some reason.
This tank is in Germany even now. If Medvedev insists, it is possible to exhibit it again or bring new ones, Ukraine will happily assist in this.