Ukraine
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Ukraine is “strengthening” its positions in Russia’s Kursk region, but the frontline is still its “top priority”, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. In a post on X, the Ukrainian president said the information came from a report by the armed forces commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. Briefing Mr Zelenskyy via video link, Mr Syrskyi said Kyiv’s forces were…
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The thinking behind Ukraine’s shock invasion of Russian border regions over the last two weeks has been the subject of intense speculation since it began on 6 August. An aide to Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now offered a possible insight into Kyiv’s plan, saying the incursion in Kursk was needed to convince Russia to start “fair”…
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Ukrainian troops have advanced from one to three km in some areas in western Russia’s Kursk region since the beginning of Friday, Oleksandr Syrsky, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Friday. “Fighting continues along the entire frontline. Overall, the situation is under control,” Syrsky said in a video posted on the official Telegram…
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An anti-Putin group of Russians fighting on behalf of Ukraine has urged Russian soldiers in Kursk to surrender and fight with Kyiv’s army. In a call to Russian servicemen on Telegram, the Freedom of Russia Legion paramilitary group said political officers were telling them “to blow yourself up with your own grenade”. “But hundreds of…
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Ukraine has shown it is “capable of carrying the fight to the enemy” and the UK should be prepared to give Kyiv its “full support” as the invasion of Kursk continues, a former defence secretary has said. Lord John Hutton, a Labour peer, said Ukraine’s attacks were a “legitimate operation” and “largely defensive”. “I think…
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It is “astonishing” that there has been no significant Russian response to the Kursk invasion 10 days on from Ukraine’s surprise attack, an ex-UN chief has said. Mark Malloch Brown, former deputy secretary-general of the organisation, said it’s likely Russia will soon launch a major deployment of troops to push back Ukrainian forces – but…
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A unit of 24 soldiers from Ukraine’s 22nd separate mechanized brigade surrendered to the Russian armed forces in Kursk, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported Saturday. These Ukrainian soldiers surrendered as a group near the village of Komarovka in the Kursk region, a representative of the Russian security forces was quoted as saying. “Before…
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In pictures: Ukrainian troops near Russian border Ukraine’s surprise push into the Russian border region of Kursk has seen Kyiv’s forces capture a series of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and force tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes. Top Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi told Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday that the invasion had so far…
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A top aide to Vladimir Putin has accused NATO and the West of being directly involved in the planning for Ukraine’s invasion in Kursk. In an interview with Russian newspaper Izvestia, Nikolai Patrushev said Washington was lying when it said it had no prior knowledge of the attacks. “The operation in the Kursk region was also…
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The Ukrainian invasion inside Russia has brought the world close to a “third world war”, Russian media has cited an MP in the country as saying. Ukrainian forces broke through the border into Kursk last Tuesday and have since made significant advances, forcing Russia to evacuate more than 200,000 people. State news agency RIA quoted…
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Ballerina’s jail sentence ‘vindictive cruelty’, says US The conviction and sentencing of a US-Russian ballerina over a donation to a charity is “nothing less than vindictive cruelty”, White House national security spokesman John Kirby has said. Ksenia Karelina, 33, was arrested and accused of treason in February after giving £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine.…
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Some Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine are likely experiencing drinking water shortages, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence. “Damage inflicted during ongoing Russian strikes against utilities infrastructure is now almost certainly curtailing water supply,” it said in a statement. Russia has continually targeted Ukrainian infrastructure throughout the two-and-a-half year long war. The MoD also…
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Ukraine’s general staff has imposed restrictions on the movement of civilians in the Sumy region due to an “increase in the intensity of hostilities”. The military command is imposing restrictions on all citizens within 20km of the Russian border. A statement by the general staff said only those with Ukrainian passports showing they reside in…
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Belarus has sent troops to Russia in order to take part in training exercises. “Crews of missile troops and artillery units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus are leaving for the Russian Federation training ground to practice combat use issues,” a statement from the Belarusian ministry of defence read. “During the field…
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As Kyiv’s forces enter parts of Russia, here is a recap of what has happened today: What do we know about the invasion into the Kursk region? On 6 August, Ukraine invaded Russia’s Kursk region and Russian forces are still scrambling to respond to the surprise attack. The attack has caused more than 100,000 civilians…
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Russia has been “severely embarrassed” by Ukrainian advances inside the country and the evacuation of residents from border regions will “play poorly” among the public, an analyst has said. Matthew Savill, military sciences director at the Royal United Services Institute, said Russia’s response to the invasion has not been “particularly impressive” despite Russian forces managing…
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