Contents tagged with Kursk

  • Ukrainian Brigade obliterates elite Kadyrov unit in Kursk, shares photographic evidence

    Ukrainian soldiers from the 225th Separate Assault Brigade have released photographs of seized documents following their successful operation against a large group of 'Kadyrovtsy' (Kadyrov fighters)—elite fighters from the "Akhmat" unit.

    The Ukrainian military reported that they decimated this elite unit during a breakthrough assault in the Kursk region. The posted photos show details of individuals, including names and faces, corroborating their victory.

    The 225th Brigade's announcement …

  • Russian military convoy decimated by HIMARS strike near Kursk: new details emerge on casualties and units involved

    On the night of August 9, a large Russian military convoy including numerous soldiers was obliterated in Kursk region. In a grim discovery, Russian journalists have identified that the decimated military column targeted by a HIMARS strike included personnel from at least two different units — military unit 13140 (810th Marine Brigade, Sevastopol) and military unit 72164 (Leningrad region).

    According to the Russian outlet ASTRA, the first bodies of those killed in the HIMARS strike on the …

  • Russian media claims Ukrainian Forces' success in Kursk region driven by drone superiority and electronic warfare

    Russian sources assert that Ukrainian forces are effectively conducting operations in the Kursk region due to their technological superiority in drones and electronic warfare equipment.

    According to Russian reports, areas near the border have experienced severe communication disruptions and have been "catastrophically" inundated with Ukrainian FPV drones.

    Russian media outlet Readovka claims, citing eyewitnesses and combat participants, that the Ukrainian Forces managed to break through into …

  • Defensive debacle: Ukrainian Forces breeze through Russia’s costly Kursk fortifications

    Russians are still reeling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces' (AFU) bold offensive into the Kursk region. The breach provided a real-world test for Russia's defensive lines adorned with concrete pyramids, nicknamed "dragon's teeth," into which the Russian authorities poured billions of rubles. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian troops needed only three shots from a tank to create a gap in these anti-tank lines, allowing their armored vehicles to advance. The standalone concrete ' …

  • Kursk region evacuees to be relocated to Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia

    Some residents of the Kursk region, evacuated from the area, will be relocated to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region. He reached an agreement with the pro-Russian "head" of Zaporizhzhia, Yevhen Balitsky, during a phone discussion.

    According to Smirnov, residents will soon start being transported to temporary accommodation points in the occupied Ukrainian. On Balitsky's suggestion, spas and guesthouses near the Sea of Azov, from Berdyansk to Kyrylivka, will be used for relocation.

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  • Ukraine rejects claims of occupation, justifies military operation in Russia's Kursk region

    In a recent press conference, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorgiy Tykhiy clarified that Ukraine has no intention of seizing Russia's Kursk region, reports RBC-Ukraine.

    Tykhiy stated that military operations on Russian territory are essential for "liberating border areas from the Russian military presence" that has been targeting Ukraine. He further emphasized that this issue could be resolved through alternative means if the West supplied Ukraine with long-range weaponry to strike …

  • Mass evacuation in Russia's Belgorod region: residents flee amid rising tensions along the border with Ukraine

    More than 11,000 residents of the Krasnaya Yaruga district in Russia's Belgorod region were evacuated on August 12 "due to the operational situation," according to a Tuesday morning Telegram post by the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov.

    Currently, around 1,000 people are staying in temporary accommodation centers, which are equipped with food and essential supplies, said Gladkov, without specifying whether active conflict is ongoing in the area. The previous day, pro-Russian Telegram …

  • Putin appoints his ex-bodyguard Dyumin to lead Kursk region operation against Ukrainian Forces

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed long-time ally and former bodyguard Alexei Dyumin to be responsible for the "liberation" of the Kursk region from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, reports indicate. The news was first reported by Telegram channel “Vazhnyye Istorii” and confirmed by Russian State Duma MP from the Kursk region, Nikolai Ivanov, citing his sources.

    "My sources confirmed this information. Indeed, Alexei Gennadyevich Dyumin was invited to a meeting with Putin yesterday, …

  • Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces control 1000 square kilometers of Russian territory

    On the seventh day of military operations in Russia's Kursk region, Ukrainian authorities have spoken out about the ongoing offensive. The Ukrainian Army now controls about 1000 square kilometers of Russian territory, said Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, during a meeting chaired by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, August 12. A video of Syrskyi's report was posted on President Zelensky’s Telegram channel.

    According to Syrskyi, Ukrainian forces …

  • Western media: Ukrainian Forces' bold incursion into Russia's Kursk region shakes Putin's strongman image

    The Ukrainian military has launched a successful strike into Russia's Kursk region, casting a shadow over President Vladimir Putin's image as a strong leader ensuring national security. This daring move by Ukrainian forces has heightened Western media's critical narrative, with some outlets mockingly labeling Russia a "superpower" that can't fully control its own borders. Swiss newspaper columnist Andreas Rüesch, writing for the Swiss newspaper NZZ, stated that Ukraine's offensive in the Kursk …