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War in Ukraine
'Victory Closer': Kyiv Residents Welcome Offensive on Russia's Kursk Region
The cross-border incursion appears to be Ukraine's most serious since Russia's invasion began in February 2022, and may involve up to 1,000 troops, according to Moscow's estimates.
Aug. 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
Zelensky Says Russia Must Feel the War as Ukraine Presses Attack
Pro-Kyiv forces stormed into Russia's southwestern Kursk region on Tuesday morning, deploying around 1,000 troops and more than two dozen armoured vehicles and tanks, according to the Russian army.
Aug. 9, 2024
Ukraine
OPINION: Fortune Favors the Brave
The audacity of Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has perplexed many analysts. But the brazen attack on Russian soil may forestall any third-party attempt to press Kyiv into concessions.
Aug. 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘Russia Should Feel What It Has Done’ – Ukraine at War Update for Aug. 9
Zelensky speaks out on bringing the war to Russia; Trump agrees to a September debate with Harris; German parliament’s defense chair sees no issue with Kyiv’s incursion into Kursk.
Aug. 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
EXPLAINED: Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia: What is Happening?
Russia has given only scarce updates as it seeks to strike a balance between denouncing the escalation and avoiding panic.
Aug. 8, 2024
Europe
Russia’s Gazprom Says Gas to Europe Continues to Flow Through Kursk Region Despite Fighting
Russia’s state-owned gas corporation said the transit volume of the only remaining route for Russian gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine decreased but hadn’t stop amidst the ongoing combat.
Aug. 8, 2024
Kremlin
'War is a War' - Ukraine Breaks Silence on Fighting in Russia’s Kursk Region
An adviser to the Ukrainian President’s office said that the ongoing turmoil in Russia's Kursk and Belgorod regions was a result of Russia's own aggression.
Aug. 8, 2024
Putin
Sumy Council’s ‘Vote’ to Accept Occupied Districts of Russia’s Kursk Oblast into Ukraine Was a Hoax
Social media posted a document on Thursday which purported to be a proclamation by the Sumy district council calling for currently occupied districts within Kursk to be included in Ukraine.
Aug. 8, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
What to Make of Ukraine’s Strike into Russia’s Kursk Oblast?
Kyiv Post asked Andreas Umland, a leading analyst on Europe and Russia, about the latest dramatic development in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Aug. 8, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian Forces Advance 'Up to 10km' Into Russia’s Kursk Region - ISW
Footage from Aug. 6 and 7 shows Ukrainian armored vehicles along the 38K-030 route, about 10 kilometers into Russian territory, in an operation that appears to be more than a mere cross-border raid.
Aug. 8, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russian Pro-War Bloggers Blast Army Failures After Border Raid
Ukrainian troops, tanks and armoured vehicles stormed into Russia's Kursk region on Tuesday, forcing Moscow to rush in reserves and deploy drones, aviation and artillery to counter the attack.
Aug. 8, 2024
War in Ukraine
US Wants to Know Ukraine 'Objectives' in Russia Incursion
Thousands of civilians on both sides of the border have been evacuated after Ukraine launched the cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region, now in its second day.
Aug. 8, 2024
Air Defenses
Belatedly Russia Moves to Protect Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
As Ukrainian forces move closer to the Kursk NPP Moscow is finally taking steps to protect it and its all-women guard force, but will it be too little, too late.
Aug. 7, 2024
Russia
ANALYSIS: Thick Fog of War in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod Regions as Ukrainian Raiders Strike
After apparently sending a raid of 300 infantry soldiers and a few dozen armored vehicles into Russia itself, the largest incursion by Ukrainian forces to date, Kyiv officials are still silent.
Aug. 7, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin Calls Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion ‘Large-Scale Provocation’
In addition to the typical criticism of Kyiv, the Russian president didn’t comment on potential responses and said he would meet later with military and intelligence officials.
Aug. 7, 2024
Drones
Footage Shows Ukrainian FPV Drone Destroying Russian Mi-28 Attack Helicopter in Midair
In what may be a historic first, a Ukrainian FPV drone appears to have hit a Russian attack helicopter in midair during active combat operations – and over Russian territory, no less.
Aug. 7, 2024