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Defensive debacle: Ukrainian Forces breeze through Russia’s costly Kursk fortifications
Russians are still reeling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces' (AFU) bold offensive into the Kursk region. The breach provided a real-world test for Russia's defensive lines adorned with concrete pyramids, nicknamed "dragon's teeth," into which the Russian authorities poured billions of rubles. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian troops needed only three shots from a tank to create a gap in these anti-tank lines, allowing their armored vehicles to advance. The standalone concrete ' …
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Kursk region evacuees to be relocated to Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia
Some residents of the Kursk region, evacuated from the area, will be relocated to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region. He reached an agreement with the pro-Russian "head" of Zaporizhzhia, Yevhen Balitsky, during a phone discussion.
According to Smirnov, residents will soon start being transported to temporary accommodation points in the occupied Ukrainian. On Balitsky's suggestion, spas and guesthouses near the Sea of Azov, from Berdyansk to Kyrylivka, will be used for relocation.
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Ukraine rejects claims of occupation, justifies military operation in Russia's Kursk region
In a recent press conference, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorgiy Tykhiy clarified that Ukraine has no intention of seizing Russia's Kursk region, reports RBC-Ukraine.
Tykhiy stated that military operations on Russian territory are essential for "liberating border areas from the Russian military presence" that has been targeting Ukraine. He further emphasized that this issue could be resolved through alternative means if the West supplied Ukraine with long-range weaponry to strike …
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Mass evacuation in Russia's Belgorod region: residents flee amid rising tensions along the border with Ukraine
More than 11,000 residents of the Krasnaya Yaruga district in Russia's Belgorod region were evacuated on August 12 "due to the operational situation," according to a Tuesday morning Telegram post by the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov.
Currently, around 1,000 people are staying in temporary accommodation centers, which are equipped with food and essential supplies, said Gladkov, without specifying whether active conflict is ongoing in the area. The previous day, pro-Russian Telegram …
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Putin appoints his ex-bodyguard Dyumin to lead Kursk region operation against Ukrainian Forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed long-time ally and former bodyguard Alexei Dyumin to be responsible for the "liberation" of the Kursk region from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reports indicate. The news was first reported by Telegram channel “Vazhnyye Istorii” and confirmed by Russian State Duma MP from the Kursk region, Nikolai Ivanov, citing his sources.
"My sources confirmed this information. Indeed, Alexei Gennadyevich Dyumin was invited to a meeting with Putin yesterday, …