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Ahead of VE Day, Ukraine launches a second invasion of Kursk.

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Taking advantage of the bad weather conditions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces smashed trough the border into Russia, Kursk region.

"It already goes through the teeth, f*ck. And look we are also already being sorted out." – Russian drone command center, Kursk region.

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AFU broke through to the "dragon's teeth" near Novy Put east of Tetkino - in the Glushkovsk district.

Ukrainian troops fired missiles, breached the border, & used specialised vehicles to cross minefields.

"At least 50 Ukrainian soldiers crossed into the region."

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Russians write that the Ukrainian Armed Forces "blew up the bridge over the Seim in the area of ​​the village of Zvannoye."

They blew up bridges with rockets overnight before launching an armoured assault in the morning, taking advantage of poor weather

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“The mine clearance vehicles began to make passages in the minefields, followed by armored vehicles with troops. There is a heavy battle going on at the border.” — Z channels reported.

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“Kursk direction. Tetkino. The Russians are shown that the game of 'creating a buffer zone' can be played by two. It also confirms the blowing up of the bridge.” — ✍️ one of the 🇺🇦 military channels - the unofficial Telegram channel of the 46th Airmobile Brigade.

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The offensive is indirectly confirmed by the DeepState project: on its map, some areas of the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine in the Tetkino area are designated as a "gray zone".

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Kursk region, situation opposite the settlement of Novy Put.

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces obstacle clearance vehicle made a passage through the dragon's teeth and drove back despite multiple hits, landing troops." — ✍️ Z channels

No official confirmation yet.

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