13 August 2024
Ukraine has said it is not interested in permanently seizing parts of Russia’s Kursk region, insisting it had launched the cross-border assault to “protect the lives of our people”.
Kyiv currently claims to hold 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory after its forces smashed across the border a week ago in the largest attack of the war so far.
Heorhii Tykhyi, the Ukrainian foreign ministry’s spokesman, said: “Ukraine is not interested in taking the territory of the Kursk region, but we want to protect the lives of our people.”
Instead, he argued Kyiv, which had revealed little of its operational objectives until now, was working to rid Russia’s borderlands of military assets used to strike Ukraine and draw enemy troops away from eastern Ukraine.
Mr Tykhyi earlier declared that Kyiv would stop its ongoing offensive, which has forced 200,000 Russians to evacuate, once Moscow agrees to “just peace”.
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Russian troops forced to ‘drink from dirty puddles’, says MoD
Russian military units are facing drinking water shortages in Ukraine due to its own strikes against critical infrastructure, the UK Ministry of Defence has said.
It cited a report from a pro-Russian military blogger which highlighted how Russian pilots had been restricted to one litre of water per day, a quarter of the minimum required.
As a result, Russian servicemen have been forced to approach local citizens for water or improvise filtration systems, using “stagnant puddles” for their daily requirements.
Water supply issues faced by Russian pilots will have been exacerbated by record-breaking temperatures in Ukraine, the MoD added.
US Senator: Ukraine’s invasion into Russia is ‘bold, brilliant, beautiful’
Lindsey Graham, a US Republican senator, called Ukraine‘s surprise cross-border operation into Russia’s Kursk region “bold” and “beautiful” during a visit to Kyiv.
“What do I think about Kursk? Bold, brilliant, beautiful. Keep it up,” he told reporters, while urging the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs.
“Bottom line is to the administration… Give them weapons they need to win the war they can’t afford to lose,” he added.
Russian sources claim Ukraine attempting to attack second region
Russian military bloggers have reported an attempt on Monday by Ukraine’s forces to attack a border crossing in Belgorod region.
Belgorod neighbours the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces began their cross-border raid on Aug 6.
Russia’s state news said that authorities had completely closed entry to the Krasnoyarsk district in western Belgorod, where 11,000 were evacuated from on Monday.
Ukraine has not commented on the reports.
Fuhrer putler controls a gigantic horde of degenerates, savages and fiends; all intent on genocide.
So why would you want to give away your game plan to such a foul creature?
If I was prepping up 3 or 4 divisions of mechanised troops to pour over the border and take over at least one city and one oblast, I might be tempted to chuck in a bit of misdirection. Otherwise I’d be keeping my trap shut as to my intentions.
I’d guess that Zelensky has a plan…
Kyiv would stop its ongoing offensive, which has forced 200,000 Russians to evacuate, once Moscow agrees to “just peace.”
Once Moscow agrees? If Moscow = Putin, hell no. Keep all conquered land until Putin is in jail for life or hanging by a rope. That would be the minimum requirement for a “just peace.” I just left this comment at Denys Davidov’s channel, and it was censored within a minute, I assume by Davidov, not youtube. Had to get it off my chest.
I doubt that it was Denys. The same sort of crap is happening at Newsweak. Even using the term “ruskie” gets your post rejected.