Thread by @ArturRehi

What is very different from previous Ukrainian offensives is the number of Russians who surrendered. Among them, many officers. The Ukrainian troops have an internal order not to touch civilians and prisoners. This is strictly monitored. Russia, on the other hand, does not
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hesitate to use air forces on its own cities, where there was not even an evacuation. In particular, they began to use new glide bombs that fly a longer distance. There were explosions in Ukrainian Sumy today. At the same time new photos and videos of the advance of Ukrainian
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troops and the capture of Russians began to appear on the Internet. Mostly from the first days of the offensive. Among them is Akhmat. So we can expect more information in the coming days, but it will be delayed. Russian troops rushing to reinforce are moving in columns.
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The columns are met by Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups, drones, and artillery. Now the advance is taking place in three main directions: to Rylsk, to Lgov, and to Kursk. There are also losses on the Ukrainian side, but there is lack of information on them. After
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several "Putin, help!" videos recorded by local residents, faith in the Tsar in this region has been seriously shaken. The authorities have not organized an evacuation and people are leaving on their own. More than 76 thousand people have been evacuated from the border areas
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of the Kursk region, reported Artem Sharov from the Russian Emergencies Ministry. The figure cannot be verified. There is real panic in the border areas, residents have been mostly abandoned by local authorities. The head of the Bundestag Defense Committee, @MarcusFaber,
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unexpectedly spoke out about the fighting in the Kursk region. According to him, breaking through the border could become the basis for peace talks with Putin's successor. And they will talk to Putin himself only in The Hague. In general, Ukraine is advancing, Ukraine is n
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going to stop, Russia cannot stop it, Putin is silent. Russia still has an advance in the Niu-York and Zhelanne area and there is still heavy fighting there, nothing is over yet, but it was the concentration of Russian forces in the Donetsk region and the decision to attack
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in the Kharkiv region that later opened a window of opportunity for Ukraine in Kursk. The Ukrainians' heavy fighting in holding such cities as Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Chasiv Yar eventually led Russia to concentrate its main forces in these areas and weaken the defense of the
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border areas of the Kursk region. The Kursk region authorities also made their contribution by regularly stealing money for the construction of defensive structures on the Russian border. Acting Governor of Kursk Region Alexey Smirnov met with Deputy Minister of Defense
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Andrey Bulyga, they discussed the situation in the border areas. "We paid special attention to the participation of the voluntary people's militia in stabilizing the situation. The fighters help provide the necessary security measures as part of the ongoing
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counter-terrorist operation". Russians are pulling forces together and the advance of the AFU has slowed down, Ukraine is using drones and artillery against concentrations of forces, but Russia is also using Lancet drones, causing damage and casualties.

Aerial reconnaissance units and strike UAVs from the Zaporizhia region have been sent to help the Kursk region, Zaporizhia Governor Yevgeny Balitsky reported.