Contents tagged with Kursk
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Zelensky justifies secrecy around Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region
During a meeting with leaders of Ukraine’s foreign diplomatic institutions titled "Military Diplomacy: Resilience, Weapons, Victory", President Vladimir Zelensky explained why Kyiv did not inform the allies about the preparation of a Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region.
"Just a few months ago, if people around the world had heard that we were planning an operation like the one in the Kursk region, they would have said it's unrealistic and that it crosses what is supposedly the reddest …
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Ukrainian Forces capture three more villages in swift offensive in Russia's Kursk region
Russian media and military correspondents are now reporting a significant push by Ukrainian forces into the "isolated" sector of Russia’s Kursk region, capturing at least three villages in the span of a day.
The Ukrainian forces (AFU) are intensifying their assaults to the south of the Seym River. This territory has been effectively cut off from the rest of the Kursk region after Ukrainian troops demolished all three bridges in this area. As of Monday noon, combat activities were reported on a …
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Chechen commander promises ‘Heaven’ for fallen Russian conscripts, defends their deployment to Kursk region
In a bid to assuage concerned parents, Chechen special forces commander Apti Alaudinov has made a striking promise: conscripts fighting in the Kursk region will go to heaven if they die. The explosive statement comes as tensions rise in Russia, where the Ministry of Defense has urged parents to come to terms with the deployment of their sons to the front lines in Kursk, promising an eternal reward in the case of death, reports the news outlet Agentsvo.Novosti.
Alaudinov, leader of the "Akhmat" …
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Ukrainian Forces destroy final bridge over Seym River in Kursk region
Ukrainian forces have destroyed the third and final bridge over the Seym River in the Glushkovo district of the Kursk region, according to several Russian Telegram channels on August 19.
The bridge near the settlement of Karyzh was the last standing link in the area. The news was first reported by pro-war blogger Vladimir Romanov on his channel, "Romanov Light". Later, military blogger Yuri Podolyaka also confirmed the destruction.
Podolyaka wrote, "Now our group in this area is fully …
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Chechen militants caught on camera looting electronics store in Russia's Kursk region
Russian Kadyrov forces have allegedly robbed the "Megafon" mobile store in Glushkovo in the Kursk region. The footage was shared by the local Telegram channel "Typical Kursk," which referred to the men as "looters."
In the footage dated August 17, men in military uniforms, purportedly from the Chechen "Akhmat" battalion, can be seen entering the store through a window and then breaking the door with difficulty, using a fire extinguisher to finally manage it.
Over the next 30 minutes, the …
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Russian official speaks out: leaked audio exposes deep-seated corruption and chaos amid Ukrainian advance in Kursk region
In a dramatic leak published by the news outlet Astra, an audio recording captures Alexander Garkavenko, the head of administration in Goncharovka, Kursk Region, discussing the dire situation amid the Ukrainian advance in the Kursk region. Garkavenko reveals that for two days, officials in Moscow were fed "pleasant news" while Russia was losing ground. Describing the event as rooted in "corrupt chaos," he details a feeling of widespread betrayal among local officials.
Garkavenko outlines how …
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Ukrainian Air Force destroys another key bridge in Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine's Air Force continues to target critical logistical routes, this time taking aim at a strategic bridge in Russia's Kursk region. While the Comander of the Ukrainian Air Forces Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk did not disclose the exact location of the strike, it is believed to be the bridge over the Seym River in the village of Zvannoye, Glushkovsky District.
Footage of the destruction of the second bridge over the Seym in Kursk was shared by the Ukrainian Air Force, with Lt. Gen. Oleshchuk …
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Outrage in Russia: Western journalists swarm troubled Kursk region amid Ukrainian offensive
A CNN news team recently visited Russia's border with Ukraine, filming a report at the Sudzha checkpoint. This checkpoint was the starting point for the Ukrainian offensive into the Kursk Region on August 6. The footage shows Ukrainian and Western made vehicles freely crossing the checkpoint in both directions. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN's international security correspondent, called the scene "remarkable" and noted that the Russian border "looks completely unprotected." Walsh also spoke to a …
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Russia summons Italian ambassador over alleged illegal entry by RAI journalists and controversial report from Kursk region
In a dramatic diplomatic move, Moscow has summoned Italian Ambassador Cecilia Piccioni to lodge a "resolute protest" concerning the actions of a RAI media crew, the Italian state broadcaster.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Italian journalists allegedly entered Russian territory via a breached Ukrainian border under the protection of a Ukrainian escort group. Once in the Kursk region, they filmed a short report, which predictably took a stance far from pro-Russian, and aired it …
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Russian troops retreat across the Seym River, destroy bridges as Ukrainian Forces advance in Kursk region
Russian forces are reportedly withdrawing across the Seym River in the Kursk region, a move possibly aimed at avoiding encirclement. Multiple Russian military channels reported the development on August 17, although the information remains unconfirmed.
The withdrawal appears to be taking place on the northern flank of the Kursk region. "The Russian army has organized a retreat to the eastern bank of the Seym River at Tetkino. Populated areas have been evacuated. Two bridges at Tetkino and …