“In a significant development from the Kursk region, Ukrainian Forces have eliminated Zelimkhan Batukayev, a Russian special forces commander known by his call sign “Shustryi,” along with approximately 30 other Russian soldiers. Batukayev, who led the Akhmat Special Forces Group, was taken down according to various Telegram channels, including one managed by Ukrainian Colonel Anatoliy “Stirlitz” Shtefan. Ukrainian fighters described the operation as “epic,” stating they had been tracking the group since they arrived in the Kursk area…
…Batukayev’s death comes amid a growing trend of residents in the Kursk region providing information on the whereabouts of Kadyrov forces to Ukrainian Defense Forces. On August 11, it was revealed that a Russian conscript from the Kursk region disclosed Kadyrov forces’ positions, motivated by revenge after being sexually assaulted by Kadyrov fighters.”
https://www.uawire.org/ukrainian-forces-eliminate-prominent-chechen-commander-in-the-kursk-region
“In a bold move signaling growing religious independence, the Estonian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC MP) has officially severed its ties with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and updated its charter, reports DW. (Under Constantinople instead of Moscow, as the Ukrainian Church is also doing).
Under the revised charter, the church will gain full autonomy over religious affairs, economic activities, educational initiatives, and public church matters.
Earlier this year, on May 6, Estonia’s parliament passed a resolution condemning the Moscow Patriarchate for supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine and called on the Estonian Orthodox Church to break its ties with the ROC.”