EDITOR’S ANALYSIS As Ukraine gains a rare upper hand, the world awaits Russian talk of red lines and its promised response. Ukraine’s continuing incursion has played to its strengths: Movement, tactical innovation and the ability to exploit small successes to bigger achievements. Ukraine has also managed to leverage the limited…
Ukrainian military says Russia has moved some troops from the occupied south but this is not a major redeployment. Russian authorities have been evacuating thousands of civilians from the Kursk region as Ukrainian forces advance after a surprise incursion aimed at compelling Moscow to slow its progress along the rest…
As the war enters its 902nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, August 15, 2024. Fighting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s forces were advancing in the Russian region of Kursk with Kyiv claiming control of at least 1,000 square kilometres (386sq miles) of Russia….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said an incursion into the Russian region of Kursk has been achieving its strategic goals, with Russia swiftly pushing back on the claims. In a Telegram post on Wednesday, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian troops had advanced between one and two kilometres in various areas of Russia…
Dramatic bodycam footage shows a group of Ukrainian soldiers dressed in camouflage ambushing and taking out Russian forces in a military truck. The footage emerged as Ukraine continued its stunning incursion into Russia — and reportedly also destroyed one of the Kremlin’s most expensive fighter jets, worth around $40 million….
Last week, Ukrainian troops crossed the border to mount an offensive into the Kursk region of Russia, reportedly seizing scores of towns and settlements. Residents frantically scrambled to leave their homes while electricity and water were shut off. “It was not an easy journey,” said Elena from Sudzha, a town…
Belgorod governor describes situation as ‘difficult and tense’ amid Ukraine incursion into neighbouring Kursk. The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region on Ukraine’s northern border has declared a regional state of emergency blaming relentless bombardment by Ukraine. “The situation in the Belgorod region continues to be extremely difficult and tense,” Vyacheslav…
As the war enters its 901st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Kursk incursion The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskii, said Kyiv’s troops had taken control of 74 settlements in Russia’s Kursk region and were still advancing, gaining control…
The Ukrainian leader says his country’s daring operation is evidence that its army maintains the ability to seize the initiative. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukrainian forces are now in control of 74 Russian settlements in the Kursk region, the result of a Ukrainian cross-border operation. In an…
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In their first face-to-face meeting since 2021, the pair are expected to discuss Israel’s war on Gaza. The Kremlin has maintained relations with both Israel and Palestine, but experts say its actual sway over the conflict…
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