Residents of the Kursk region refuse to evacuate due to fears. They are afraid not of the advancing Ukrainian army, but of their home being robbed by Russian soldiers. In the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region, cut off from the main forces after the destruction of all 1/7
three bridges across the Seim River, Russian soldiers are looting houses and shops. When local residents contact the police, they are told that this cannot be. The authorities say that this is being done by Ukrainian soldiers dressed as Russians. It turns out that those who 2/7
should, in theory, protect the citizens of their country are the main danger to them. In addition to looting, Russian soldiers, frightened by the approach of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and reports of sabotage and reconnaissance groups, are starting to shoot at everything 3/7
that moves, and there have been cases of shooting at civilians. Experiencing a shortage of manpower to maintain order, people's territorial defense squads are being created. However, handing out weapons to people from the street also turned out to be a bad idea, and such 4/7
squads began to terrorize Russian volunteers. Panic, hysteria, unprofessionalism and chaotic throwing - this is how the territorial defense is described in Z publics. Thus, the territorial defense stopped a volunteer girl and under the pretext of suspicion that she was a 5/7
Ukrainian sniper, they undressed her and "searched" her. They could not explain how a Ukrainian sniper could end up in the deep Russian rear distributing packages to Russian soldiers. A Russian soldier is a threat to everything he approaches. With a weapon in his hands and 6/7
without any moral compass, with a desire for easy money and a lack of responsibility for his actions, such a soldier poses a threat to all living things around. It is not surprising that the residents of the Kursk region sometimes greet the Armed Forces of Ukraine with joy 7/7
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The Russian advance in the Pokrovsk direction has slowed. Ukraine was able to send reserves to this area and Russia is suffering huge losses trying to attack. Russia tried to expand the flanks in the direction of Pokrovsk. Heavy fighting is underway in the Selydove area, but 1/6
Russia is unable to advance. The advance has also slowed in the Toretsk direction. The arriving Azov was even able to push Russian troops back near Niu-York and unblock the encircled Ukrainian units. Azov writes that the Russians are conducting up to 15 assaults a day in 2/6
this direction, but Ukraine is managing to hold back the defense. Russia reported complete control over Niu-York, but as usual this turned out to be a lie. Fighting for the city continues. The Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region has also predictably slowed down, but 3/6
1/16 Kursk Day 31: After more than a month of operations in Kursk, what should we expect next? Insight by @joni_askola
2/16 It has been over a month since Ukraine launched its surprising operation in the Kursk region. The early stages of this operation were notably successful and took many by surprise, yet the complete goals are still not fully understood.
3/16 The speculated objectives of the operation vary from regaining the initiative and compelling the russian offensive in the east to culminate by diverting troops to Kursk, to establishing a buffer zone, gaining leverage for negotiations, and much more.
The death toll from the Russian strike on the Institute of Communications in Poltava has reached 53, and the number of wounded has reached 298. September 3rd Explosions thundered in Poltava at about 09:10 AM. An air raid siren was sounded in the region 2-3 minutes before 1/9
the explosions. In the afternoon, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported that the enemy had struck the educational institution with two ballistic missiles. Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the enemy had hit the Institute of Communications in 2/9
Poltava and a nearby hospital. One of the buildings of the educational institution was destroyed, and people were trapped under the rubble. Classes were underway at the institute, and when the alarm sounded, the students had too little time to get to the bomb shelter. 3/9
The FSB has allowed the largest data leak. It's not just about the electronic documents that were published by "Important Stories" and "Ukrainian Truth", but the Ukrainian side has also gotten its hands on the documentation of all Russian structures in the Kursk region.
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The fleeing Russians left everything behind, including top secret documents. According to the leadership, they were supposed to burn the most sensitive documents to prevent them from leaking, but they didn't. Most of the documents were handed over to journalist Dmytro
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Karpenko, who is publishing them in parts on his Telegram and YouTube channels. What's more interesting is not the facts associated with them, but the lies they contain. The Russian leadership has long relied on the FSB, just as the USSR relied on the NKVD, the KGB, and
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Russia continues to advance in the direction of Pokrovsk. The situation is difficult for Ukraine and so far Russia does not want to transfer reserves to the Kursk region from this direction, moving forces from the Kharkiv direction. However, ISW analysts reported that Russia 1/9
has nevertheless redeployed several units from the Pokrovsk direction to the Kursk region. Russia's offensive on Pokrovsk and Toretsk has been going on for several months already and a critical moment is coming in September-October, because if Russia approaches Pokrovsk, 2/9
it will have to storm this city. The city's population was about 60 thousand people. For comparison, the population of Avdiivka was 35 thousand and Pokrovsk is almost twice as large. However, the speed of Russia's advance is now high and if Ukraine cannot take control of 3/9
Dismissal of the post of Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine. On August 30, 2024, Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the lieutenant general. "To dismiss Mykola Oleshchuk from the post of сommander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the presidential decree says.
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On the same day, in an evening address, the head of state commented on his decision for the first time. "I have decided to replace the Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," - Zelenskyy said. The President emphasized that he is infinitely grateful to all
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our military pilots, all engineers, all soldiers of mobile fire groups, air defense crews. To everyone who really fights for Ukraine - for the result. "And this is also necessary at the command level - we must strengthen. And take care of people. Take care of personnel -
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