🇺🇦 is now confirmed to control at least 155 km² of Kursk Oblast. For reference, 🇷🇺 controls ~150 km² north of Kharkiv. Advances are reported to be more extensive than shown, however, OPSEC is tight and this is all that has been verified so far.
Posted on 08/08/2024 10:55:52 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
DESPERATE Vladimir Putin has deployed his notorious Wagner troops as Ukraine pushes forward to seize a key nuke power station.
The ruthless mercenaries have been drafted in to bolster Russia's failing forces after a surprise Ukrainian attack in the Kursk region.
Reports suggest Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops have now pushed 20 miles into Russia - marking a remarkable counter-invasion.
It leaves just eight miles to the town of Lgov - which is 17 miles from Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.
It's thought Kyiv is attempting to seize or surround the key facility - and blackmail Russia into surrendering Europe's biggest nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, which Putin has held since the start of the war.
Officials in Kursk have declared a state of emergency after Ukraine made the shock invasion - with mass evacuations now underway.
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In one video, Putin demanded “courage” from the hard-pressed governor of Kursk region, Alexey Smirnov - who is dealing with the consequences of Putin's failure to halt the Ukrainian incursion.
Putin said: "Your professional knowledge, skills and experience, which you certainly have, are not enough here.
"Today’s situation requires from you a certain courage and concentration on the ways of solving these complex, difficult, extraordinary tasks now facing all branches and all levels of government, including you and your team."
Putin announced a one-off £90 payment for families from Kursk region.
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Moscow in 2 Days.
The Ukraine Pom Pom Squad(Democrats and Neocons).
Gotta love charged language, right?
As someone who isn’t taking sides with Russia or Ukraine, I must admit this whole war is fascinating just to watch people’s reactions here.
I really did expect Russia to rollup Ukraine within a week or two.
And from a purely neutral look at things, the Ukes are really doing far better than expected.
I can’t see how this helps Russia at all. They really are worried for good reason.
In the long run?
No one knows. Like I said, it should have been over two years ago.
Big Wagner convoy most likely from Belarus just got liquidated by Ukrainian special forces in Kursk an hour ago.
🇺🇦 is now confirmed to control at least 155 km² of Kursk Oblast. For reference, 🇷🇺 controls ~150 km² north of Kharkiv. Advances are reported to be more extensive than shown, however, OPSEC is tight and this is all that has been verified so far.
More and more Russian speakers get liberated.
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