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Aug 17, 2024 14 tweets 6 min read Read on X
Russia advances in the Pokrovsk direction and Putin is clinging to this success and is in no hurry to transfer contract soldiers from these directions to the Kursk region. He has already withdrawn some forces from the Zaporizhzhia region and the Kharkiv direction,
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but first of all, the Russian army is sending conscripts to resolve the situation. Reports of conscripts being sent come from different regions of the country - Murmansk, Irkutsk, Tyumen, Samara, Belgorod, Leningrad and Moscow regions. Many immediately after only completing
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basic training. This leads to the fact that conscripts surrender in large numbers. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to advance, although the pace is expectedly slowing down. Sudzha is completely under the control of Ukraine and it organizes a commandant's
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office in Sudzha following the Geneva Convention and organizes order and management of the city and nearby areas. The Lenin monument was also removed in the city, which greatly upset the Z community of Russia. Ukrainian forces are now trying to cut off the Glushkovsky
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district from the Kursk region by striking the bridges across the Seim River before launching an offensive on it. There are three bridges across the river. Russian Telegram chats are already receiving requests to provide Russian troops with boats in this area to continue the
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supply of ammunition. The Ukrainian Armed Forces report the destruction of two bridges - near Glushkovo and in Zvannoye. Thus, the only bridge left in the Glushkovsky district is in the village of Karyzh, after the obvious imminent destruction of which the supplies of the
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Russian Armed Forces group defending the area will fall on pontoons and boats. The Russians report a retreat from Tetkino across the Seim River. Budanov also said that the Crimean Bridge could suffer the same fate in the coming days. Russian propaganda is currently working
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at full power to divert attention from the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and intimidate the advancing troops. There was a "leak" about a dirty bomb being prepared by the Ukrainians, which caused some panic and talk of sabotage at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant. More
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recordings of brutal abuse of fallen Ukrainians have appeared. Heads on sticks and cut off ears, according to the Russians, should stop the Ukrainians, but this has rather the opposite effect. Russia has long shown its true face and such events are unlikely to have the
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impact that Russia expects. Ukraine already knows the brigade involved in this - the 155th separate marine brigade. It is unlikely that they can now count on being captured if they meet the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As writes, they are a very rotten
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brigade and the commanders in which are ready to give out call signs, names, contacts and addresses of their soldiers for money. Another trend of recent days is rumors that the FSB is tracking down and will kill major volunteers and bloggers helping Ukraine and covering the
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war, as well as journalists who have visited the Kursk region. In recent weeks, there have also been more frequent cases of arson of Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles and volunteers in Ukraine. Russia uses Telegram to find people looking for easy money. Most often, teenagers,
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who are easier to recruit and for less money. Russia is trying to sow fear, this has always been the main weapon. As soon as Russia is no longer feared, it loses. Ukraine proved this to the whole world with its attack on Kursk. It is time for Vladimir Putin to be
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seriously feared. And he is afraid. Putin has settled in Novo-Ogaryovo, where there is a bunker in his residence, and he does not leave this place. Putin is afraid.
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