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Russia
OPINION: Russians Hear Polish Language in Kursk Region Once Again – Or Do They?
A video posted on line includes a clip where two Russian women living in the Kursk region saying they were told that Polish mercenaries were fighting for Ukraine.
Aug. 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Installs Concrete Shelters in Kursk Cities Amid Kyiv Offensive
The move comes as Russian regions bordering Ukraine have declared emergency situations due to the incursion and heavy shelling, forcing the evacuation of thousands from border areas.
Aug. 22, 2024
Moscow
Moscow Seeks to Deter Western Journalists From Covering in Kursk Region
Russia's FSB security service said it launched criminal cases against journalists who reported from Ukrainian-held parts of Russia's Kursk region for "illegally" crossing the border.
Aug. 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
Kursk Assault 'Severe Blow' to Putin: EU's Borrell
Borrell's comments came two days after Zelensky reiterated his plea for partner countries to let it use long-range weapons deep inside Russia -- to halt Moscow's advance in eastern Ukraine.
Aug. 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Prepared Kursk Counteroffensive 'Very Secretly': Scholz
Two and a half years into the war, Ukraine has mounted the unprecedented cross-border assault since August 6, catching Russia off guard and even surprising its close allies.
Aug. 22, 2024
HIMARS
Special Ops Showcases Destruction of Russian Bridges and Pontoons in Kursk Region with HIMARS
In addition to the severing of logistics routes across the Seim River, the video highlights the destruction of a cluster of Russian vehicles, field ammunition, and a 152mm D-20 gun.
Aug. 22, 2024
Propaganda
Kremlin Tells State Media to Portray Occupation of Kursk as ‘New Normal’
An independent news site says Russia’s administration has instructed its propagandists to prepare the population for the fact that resolution of the Kursk “situation” may take some time.
Aug. 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘New Contours of the Global Order’ – Ukraine at War Update for Aug. 22
AFU’s Spec Ops units use US weapons to hit pontoon bridge in Russia; Putin and China’s Quiang tout “deepening relationship” at Kremlin; Western sanctions are taking effect on Moscow’s power grid.
Aug. 22, 2024
F-16
OPINION: Ukrainian Kursk Air Strikes Expose Russian Critical Vulnerabilities
For one of the few time since Russia’s war against Ukraine began Kyiv’s forces are benefitting for air support as it advances into Russia and the positive results are evident.
Aug. 21, 2024
War in Ukraine
Now Putin Should Be Losing Sleep
Gen. Ben Hodges says that Vladimir Putin "should be looking at the disaster he has on his hands in the Kursk Region of Russia and the total ineptitude of his military."
Aug. 21, 2024
Top News
Russian General's Decision to Dissolve Kursk Defense Council May Have Enabled Ukrainian Incursion
The dismantling of the council tasked with overseeing defense of Russia’s border region might’ve contributed to its chaotic response following Ukraine’s incursion.
Aug. 21, 2024
Putin
OPINION: The Kursk Incursion: a Symbol on Which to Build Ukraine’s Future
Thoughts on the symbolic and psychological significance of the Kursk Incursion that Ukraine and the West can use to their advantage in defeating Russia.
Aug. 21, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin Likens Ukraine's Kursk Incursion to School Massacre
Putin visited the school for the first time in almost 20 years to pay tribute to the victims, including the site of the destroyed school where Chechen militants took over 1,000 people hostage.
Aug. 21, 2024
Corruption
Deception and Corruption: How Sudzha District Misled Kremlin During Ukraine's Kursk Offensive
An intercepted call by the head of the administration of the Goncharovka settlement in the Sudzha district reveals how the leadership of the Kursk region deceived its residents.
Aug. 21, 2024
Putin
ANALYSIS: Putin Seems Intent on Dealing with Anything Other Than Kursk
Nero “fiddled” while Rome burned – a review of the Russian president’s official website shows his week was focused on mundane routine rather than the fighting on Russian soil.
Aug. 21, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russian Tombstone Maker Berates Kursk Locals for Fleeing
The man who was initially misidentified as a soldier later turned out to be a businessman with a stake in a series of funeral services in St. Petersburg catering to dead Russians, including soldiers.
Aug. 21, 2024