Kursk’s damaged Lenin statue is a monument to Putin’s incompetence
4 months ago

Kursk’s damaged Lenin statue is a monument to Putin’s incompetence

The Independent  

The statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is still standing in the town square of Sudzha in the Kursk region of Russia – but, rather like the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, the reputation of the Russian army and the political standing of Vladimir Putin, it has had chunks blown out of it by the audacious Ukrainian military incursion. That battered statue of Lenin, his face half-destroyed and leaving him looking a little like Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator, the civilian evacuations and the rest of the damage inflicted on Russian sovereign territory is incontrovertible evidence that President Putin is not the indefatigable guarantee of Russian security but a man floundering in a military morass of his own making. That would be unwise, however, and President Zelensky’s adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, has said that Ukraine is “not interested in occupying Russian territories … We have absolutely no plans to beg: ‘Please, sit down to negotiate’.” Having conducted an audacious lightning war, using British and other Western tanks and armoured vehicles, Ukraine has made the necessary point. Everyone knows that if Donald Trump prevails in the November presidential election, then the war will be over for Ukraine, and President Zelensky would be lucky to retain the territories held by his forces at the time Mr Trump does his deal with his friend Mr Putin – because without US support, Ukraine will collapse, militarily and economically.

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Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine
1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine is battling against a …

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit
Trending News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit

NPR  

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit toggle caption Ramil Sitdikov/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin made a series of military threats towards Ukraine and reiterated earlier statements that the United States and other European allies now have "direct involvement" in Ukraine's conflict with Russia during a press conference in the Kazakhstan capital city, Astana. …

Amid Russia’s winning spree, Ukraine’s top commander pitches a victory path: ‘We must counter-attack’
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Amid Russia’s winning spree, Ukraine’s top commander pitches a victory path: ‘We must counter-attack’

Firstpost  

At a time when Ukrainian defences are crumbling before Russian assaults, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has said that victory is impossible if Ukraine would remain defensive and now was the time to launch a counter-offensive At a time when Russia is on a winning spree, Ukraine’s military chief has called for a fresh counter-offensive. Amid such a situation, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief, …

Ukraine clings to shrinking sliver of Russia, expecting Trump to push for peace talks
4 weeks ago

Ukraine clings to shrinking sliver of Russia, expecting Trump to push for peace talks

Live Mint  

SUMY, UKRAINE : In Russia’s Kursk region just north of here, Russian assaults are so intense that their infantrymen sometimes step on the bodies of fallen comrades, according to Ukrainian soldiers opposing them there. “It’s the best Ukrainian forces against the best Russian forces," said a 35-year-old Ukrainian sergeant fighting in Kursk who goes by the call sign Dzhyn. Geniy, …

Mint Quick Edit | Don’t let the Russia-Ukraine conflict escalate further
1 month ago

Mint Quick Edit | Don’t let the Russia-Ukraine conflict escalate further

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday modified his country’s nuclear doctrine to broaden the circumstances in which the Kremlin could use nuclear weapons. As reported, the changes sanction their use when it’s under a coordinated attack, which includes a non-nuclear state attacking it with the backing of a nuclear state. Scarily, this shift comes amid reports of Ukraine having fired …

Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk
1 month, 1 week ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk

Al Jazeera  

Russia is trying to push Ukrainian forces from its western Kursk region with tens of thousands of soldiers, Ukraine’s president says, aiming to retake territory it has lost since August while its offensive in eastern Ukraine grinds on. In a post on Telegram on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s soldiers were fighting against nearly “50,000 enemy troops” in Kursk. …

Zelensky: Deal with Putin to end war would be self-destructive for EU
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Zelensky: Deal with Putin to end war would be self-destructive for EU

Daily Mail  

Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that it would for Europe to offer the Kremlin concessions to halt its invasion of Ukraine, after Moscow demanded the West enter direct talks on ending the war. Zelensky met with Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron among other European leaders today as he works tirelessly to shore up support for his country's war effort amid …

Zelensky warns deals with Putin to end Ukraine invasion would be 'suicidal' for Europe and blasts EU leaders for 'hugging' the Russian president
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Zelensky warns deals with Putin to end Ukraine invasion would be 'suicidal' for Europe and blasts EU leaders for 'hugging' the Russian president

Daily Mail  

Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that it would be 'suicidal' for Europe to offer the Kremlin concessions to halt its invasion of Ukraine, after Moscow demanded the West enter direct talks on ending the war. Volodymyr Zelensky was pictured clasping hands with France's president Emmanuel Macron today A burning residential building following a missile attack in Mykolaivka, Donetsk region, today Russian …

What a Trump victory means for the world
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What a Trump victory means for the world

The Telegraph  

“I think our future won’t depend only on Trump,” said Olekseii, a soldier. But I hope for their common sense and they will continue to help.” But sources in Kyiv on Wednesday told The Telegraph they thought Trump might appoint an envoy to broker between Ukraine and Russia before the end of this month, and talks could be under way …

What Zelensky really wants from his ‘plan for victory’
3 months ago

What Zelensky really wants from his ‘plan for victory’

The Telegraph  

“The victory plan, this bridge to strengthening Ukraine, can contribute to more productive future diplomatic meetings with Russia,” he told reporters, adding that the plan should be agreed and implemented by the end of the year. Mr Zelensky is seeking a guarantee akin to Article 5, as the threat of a war with Nato would likely be enough to dissuade …

Putin must not win the Ukraine war, freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza says
3 months ago

Putin must not win the Ukraine war, freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza says

Al Jazeera  

Kara-Murza defends prisoner swaps, saying it’s crucial to secure the release of more political detainees in Russia. Western governments and Russia’s exiled opposition should begin laying the groundwork for Russia’s democratic transition after President Vladimir Putin eventually leaves office, Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician, has said. Seven weeks after he was released from a Siberian penal colony in a …

Zelensky’s Kursk operation can be a costly gambit as Putin targets eastern Ukraine
3 months ago

Zelensky’s Kursk operation can be a costly gambit as Putin targets eastern Ukraine

Firstpost  

Russia not evicting the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk should not be viewed as a weakness but could be a deliberate move to achieve its bigger goal in eastern Ukraine On September 10, there were reports that Russia had captured the village of Novohrodivka, just 10 km from Pokrovsk, which is a key transportation hub sitting at the crossroads of major …

Ukraine’s attack on Russia started as a triumph – but could turn into a tragic strategic mistake
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine’s attack on Russia started as a triumph – but could turn into a tragic strategic mistake

The Independent  

Ukraine took more than 300 square miles of the Kursk region in the first month of its counter-invasion of Russia, raising morale at home and challenging a growing sense in the West that stalemate was the best Kyiv could hope for. General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the military commander behind the daring operation, has largely highlighted the need to take pressure off …

The View from India newsletter: Did Zelenskyy’s Kursk gamble backfire?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The View from India newsletter: Did Zelenskyy’s Kursk gamble backfire?

The Hindu  

Last year, the much-awaited counteroffensive Ukraine had launched in the east and the south failed to make any breakthrough. In July, when Ukraine was under heavy pressure on the battlefield, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the country’s top military commander, gathered a secret meeting of his top officers to disclose an ambitious plan. If in the 2023 spring, Ukraine tried to cut …

Ukraine's invasion of Russia was seen by some as a masterstroke, but it might backfire
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine's invasion of Russia was seen by some as a masterstroke, but it might backfire

ABC  

At a secret training camp in Ukraine's east, conscript soldiers are getting ready for battle. The 32-year-old, who goes by the call sign "Italia" because he worked on Italian cruise ships before the war, tells us soldier training is being fast-tracked, because there's no time to waste. Life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain Photo shows A road can be see …

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion

CNN  

CNN — Russia had been planning to launch a new attack on Ukraine from the Kursk region before Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday. We moved the fighting to the enemy’s territory so that could feel what we feel every day,” Syrskyi said, in a rare interview that offered a …

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion

CNN  

CNN — Russia had been planning to launch a new attack on Ukraine from the Kursk region before Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday. We moved the fighting to the enemy’s territory so that could feel what we feel every day,” Syrskyi said, in a rare interview that offered a …

What is Ukraine really up to with its audacious Kursk land grab?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Ukraine really up to with its audacious Kursk land grab?

The Independent  

The longer the war in Ukraine goes on, the more different facets it seems to acquire. It then settled into a largely localised conflict for eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, before a month ago suddenly acquiring a new front, when Ukraine invaded the bordering Russian region of Kursk. A complicating factor, however – and one that some see as at least …

On Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk
3 months, 3 weeks ago

On Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk

The Hindu  

In the early hours of August 6, the regional government of Kursk, a federal subject of Russia that borders Ukraine to the west, sent an alarm on its Telegram channel asking residents to run for shelter from incoming missile attacks. Several residential buildings were severely damaged.” Ukraine had launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s southwestern province of Kursk, in the …

Ukraine’s Zelensky is rolling the dice on the battlefield with one eye on the US election
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s Zelensky is rolling the dice on the battlefield with one eye on the US election

CNN  

CNN — The past few weeks in the Ukraine war have felt like, to borrow an adage often attributed to Lenin, that decades have happened in them. It is remarkable how powerless the Kremlin appears to be to halt Ukraine’s progress, now three weeks in, despite having diverted 30,000 troops in that direction, according to a Ukrainian assessment given during …

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since 6 August, when Ukraine …

Ukraine prioritising holding on to Russian territory it has already seized following daring 'mini-invasion'... but Zelensky may trade Kursk to recover land captured illegally by Putin's army
4 months ago

Ukraine prioritising holding on to Russian territory it has already seized following daring 'mini-invasion'... but Zelensky may trade Kursk to recover land captured illegally by Putin's army

Daily Mail  

Ukraine's daring 'mini-invasion' of southern Russia is not expected to push any further into the country, Western officials have said. There are fresh hopes that negotiations could end the war after India's prime minister Narendra Modi visited Kyiv yesterday. Mr Modi is a key figure diplomatically due to his close relationship with Vladimir Putin but he was widely criticised last …

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
4 months ago

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of Kursk would …

Ukraine Enters Russian Soil: Big Win or Big Mistake? - News18
4 months ago

Ukraine Enters Russian Soil: Big Win or Big Mistake? - News18

News 18  

Ukraine has entered Russian territory, taking the war to Vladimir Putin’s doorstep. Thirdly, the short-term gain from Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was to simply alleviate the stress on its forces in Donbas, by forcing Russia to pull out its troops from there. It may be able to use jammers deeper into Russian territory, which will affect Russia’s air superiority. And finally, …

Putin’s slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia
4 months ago

Putin’s slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia

Associated Press  

A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the Soviet army’s proudest moments in World War II. Addressing a rapt audience that included soldiers fresh from fighting in Ukraine, Putin called the decisive victory in the Battle of Kursk “one of the great feats …

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine’s cross-border incursion
4 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine’s cross-border incursion

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation, his first visit in nearly 13 years, as Ukraine's stunning cross-border incursion into western Russia entered its third week. Mr. Putin was greeted by Chechnya’s self-styled strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, before visiting a special forces academy bearing his own name …

Russian President Vladimir Putin likens Ukraine’s Kursk incursion to school massacre
4 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin likens Ukraine’s Kursk incursion to school massacre

The Hindu  

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday likened Ukraine’s incursion into Russia to the 2004 Beslan school massacre, in which some 330 people died in a hostage seige. “Just as we fought the terrorists, today we have to fight those who are carrying out crimes in the Kursk region,” Putin said, referring to Ukraine’s cross-border offensive that began two weeks ago. The …

Zelensky has humiliated Putin, but what good can his ‘buffer zone’ do?
4 months ago

Zelensky has humiliated Putin, but what good can his ‘buffer zone’ do?

The Independent  

Had Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” gone to plan, then Volodymyr Zelensky would long ago have fled Kyiv and now be whiling away his days in exile as a rather pathetic figure, living in some mansion supplied by his old allies in, say, the English home counties. If the Russian invasion of February 2022 had fulfilled its fanciful objectives, Ukraine …

Ukrainian President Zelensky says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there
4 months ago

Ukrainian President Zelensky says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border. Pro-Kremlin military bloggers acknowledged that the destruction of the first bridge on the Seim River near the town of Glushkovo will impede deliveries of supplies to Russian forces repelling Ukraine’s …

Ukraine's incursion into Russia may have changed the course of the war
4 months ago

Ukraine's incursion into Russia may have changed the course of the war

NPR  

Ukraine's incursion into Russia may have changed the course of the war DAVID FOLKENFLIK, HOST: It's the biggest invasion of Russia since the end of World War II - Ukraine's surprise incursion into the Kursk region. If the Ukrainians can show that Putin can't defend the border of Russia and, moreover, can't drive the Ukrainians back, that is a big …

Feeling the pressure Vladimir? Putin shows his stress over Ukraine war by wringing his hands in meeting with shame-faced officials after Zelensky's troops invaded Russian soil
4 months ago

Feeling the pressure Vladimir? Putin shows his stress over Ukraine war by wringing his hands in meeting with shame-faced officials after Zelensky's troops invaded Russian soil

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin is feeling the stress from Russia's invasion of Ukraine - as he is seen wringing his hands in a meeting with his top officials after Volodymyr Zelenskyy's troops bit back and made a counter-incursion into the country. Fighting has continued within the Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops have been deployed since August 6 in a bid to divert …

Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv’s troops push into Russia’s Kursk region
4 months ago

Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv’s troops push into Russia’s Kursk region

Associated Press  

Russia kept up its assault on Ukraine Saturday even as Ukrainian forces pushed into Russia’s Kursk border region. Meanwhile, fighting continued in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops have been deployed since Aug. 6 in a bid to divert the Kremlin’s military focus away from the front line in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday that Ukraine …

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

New Indian Express  

A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv's forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II. Why the Russian military seems to have been caught so unprepared: A long border, with …

‘World is on the brink of a third world war’, Russian MP issues a big threat over Ukraine's incursion aided by the west
4 months, 1 week ago

‘World is on the brink of a third world war’, Russian MP issues a big threat over Ukraine's incursion aided by the west

Hindustan Times  

Russian parliamentary deputy, Mikhail Sheremet, has made a chilling statement on the back of growing war offensive along the Russian-Ukraine border. Sheremet, who is a member of Russia's defence committee, claims involvement of Western military equipment and foreign participation in the attack on Russian soil signifies a dire escalation that could lead to global conflict. ‘World is on the brink …

Kursk photos show how Ukraine’s gamble on an incursion deep into Russia changed the battlefield
4 months, 1 week ago

Kursk photos show how Ukraine’s gamble on an incursion deep into Russia changed the battlefield

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This image released by Maxar …

The Ukraine incursion has called Putin’s bluff – and rightly damaged his reputation
4 months, 1 week ago

The Ukraine incursion has called Putin’s bluff – and rightly damaged his reputation

The Independent  

Even in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, there is only so much that can be done to suppress bad news. The surprise Ukrainian incursion into Russian sovereign territory has proved far more significant and sustainable than any previous opportunistic minor raids, and has humiliated the Kremlin and President Putin personally. As Volodymyr Zelensky puts it, “Russia brought war to others, and now …

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces have taken control of the Russian town of Sudzha, over a week after his forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv’s forces have been in the town, located 105 kilometers southwest of the city of Kursk, since last Wednesday, but this is the first confirmation …

Ukrainian forces 'moving further' into Russia's Kursk region as more than 100 soldiers captured, Zelenskyy says
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian forces 'moving further' into Russia's Kursk region as more than 100 soldiers captured, Zelenskyy says

ABC  

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's forces were continuing to advance in the Russian region of Kursk, with plans to organise evacuation corridors for civilians. Ukraine carries out largest drone attack on Russian air bases, sources say Russia said on Wednesday that it had destroyed 117 Ukrainian drones in Russia on Tuesday night—mostly in the Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod and …

Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region

Hindustan Times  

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region MOSCOW -Russian forces on Tuesday struck back at Ukrainian troops with missiles, drones and airstrikes in actions that one senior commander said had halted Ukraine's advance after the biggest attack on sovereign Russian territory since the war began. Russian war bloggers reported intense battles across …

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions
4 months, 1 week ago

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions

China Daily  

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting regarding the situation in the Kursk region, in his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on August 12, 2024. MOSCOW -- Ukraine's attack on the Russian border will receive a "worthy response" and the Russian military's main task is to knock the Ukrainian forces out of Russian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. …

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated

Live Mint  

Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, Russian President Vladimir Putin was told. Putin said the Defense Ministry’s main task was to “drive out the enemy from our territories and, together with the Border Service, ensure reliable protection of the state border.” …

Putin’s greatest fear is coming true with the Ukraine incursion – and he’s panicking
4 months, 1 week ago

Putin’s greatest fear is coming true with the Ukraine incursion – and he’s panicking

The Independent  

Throughout its war with Russia, Ukraine has shown a remarkable capacity to take its much bigger invader by surprise. It came as Western military commentators seemed to agree that Vladimir Putin was winning a brutal war of attrition against his smaller neighbour, maybe forcing Ukraine to accept his demands in the coming months. There are some fears that a humiliated …

Putin says Ukraine will ‘receive a worthy response’ over Kursk incursion
4 months, 1 week ago

Putin says Ukraine will ‘receive a worthy response’ over Kursk incursion

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s military commander says his forces control about 1,000sq km of the Russian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine is trying to undermine Russian stability with its incursion into the south of the country and warns that Ukraine will receive “a worthy response”. On Monday, Ukraine’s army chief, Oleksandr Syrskyii, said Kyiv controls about 1,000sq km of Kursk, according …

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has broken the government’s silence on it by indirectly acknowledging the ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.” Zelenskyy’s comment came in his nightly address late Saturday. But Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday …

Kursk incursion: Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory
4 months, 1 week ago

Kursk incursion: Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed Kyiv’s troops are fighting inside Russia, days into the surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin. The ministry said on Sunday that its forces had engaged in combat with Ukrainian troops “in the areas of the settlements of Tolpino, Zhuravli and Obshchy …

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called
4 months, 1 week ago

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Belarus’s foreign ministry warned that further airspace violations could …

Kursk offensive: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kursk offensive: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia

CNN  

CNN — Vladimir Putin fixed the commander in chief of Russia’s military, General Valery Gerasimov, with a cold stare and a look of exasperation. On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said units had “thwarted the attempts of the enemy’s mobile groups to get to the depth” of Russian territory near Ivashkovsky, Malaya Loknya, and Olgovka in the Kursk region. Russian …

Russia battles Ukrainian troops for a third day after major incursion into Russian territory
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia battles Ukrainian troops for a third day after major incursion into Russian territory

ABC  

Russian forces battled Ukrainian troops for a third day on Thursday after they broke through the Russian border in the Kursk region — an audacious attack on the world's biggest nuclear power that has forced Moscow to call in reserves. Ukrainian forces swept through fields and forests towards the north of the border town of Sudzha, the last operational shipping …

Ukraine-Russia war: Don't let Putin blackmail you, Zelensky warns allies in swipe at Orban
5 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Don't let Putin blackmail you, Zelensky warns allies in swipe at Orban

The Telegraph  

Mr Orban, who holds the EU’s rotating presidency, has infuriated Kyiv and the bloc’s leaders with solo trips to Russia, China and to Florida to meet Donald Trump. Shun talking to him Mr Orban’s actions left him isolated at the EPC gathering at Blenheim Palace, where his European counterparts appeared to shun talking to him in public parts of the …

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