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Posted on 08/08/2024 6:02:00 PM PDT by Alter Kaker
Ukrainian forces are pushing further into the Kursk region of Russia, in a cross-border incursion that surprised even American officials, multiple US and Ukrainian officials tell CNN.
Ukrainian forces are comprised of a mix of Ukrainian regular and special operations units, unlike previous Ukrainian operations inside Russia that often involved undercover units and local sympathizers.
The intention, say US and Ukrainian officials, is multifaceted, in part to disrupt and demoralize Russian forces and in part to divert Russian forces away from other parts of the eastern front.
Russia claimed on Thursday to have halted a Ukrainian incursion into its territory, but later said that some battles are ongoing in the Kursk region. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, units of the “North” group of its forces, together with the Russian Federal Security Service, the FSB, “continue to destroy Ukrainian armed forces formations in the Sudzhensky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, which are directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border.” CNN cannot independently verify these claims.
Kursk residents, who live in the Sudzhansky District, recorded a video address to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday asking for his help, saying he has been misinformed about the situation on the ground and the Russian Defense Ministry’s statements about things being under control are untrue.
The address was published on a local Telegram channel that is dedicated to covering the latest news out of the town of Sudzha in Kursk region, which has been under Ukrainian attack for several days.
“These lies enable the local residents to die. The Chief of the General staff recently told you that the situation is under control, but today huge furious battles are underway in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts,” one of the residents said.
“Sudzha was attacked, turned into ruins in hours."
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VIDEOS
1. HISTORIC MOMENT: Russian Soldiers Desperately Surrendered by Chechens in Kursk!
Divine Justice
297K subscribers
Aug 12, 2024 9:30 p.m. EST
Minutes 21:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2CEd7H_1ho
2. AND DRONES ARE BACK IN MOSKOW TOO: EXPLOSIONS ROCKED IMPORTANT RUSSIAN AIRFIELD || 2024
Warthog Defense
667K subscribers
Aug 12, 2024 7:45 p.m. EST
Minutes 8:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV5nGCl241Q
3. VIDEO COMMENTARY
13 Aug: MASSIVE ONSLAUGHT: Unlimited Shells VS Russian Human Wave Attacks | War in Ukraine Explained
Reporting from Ukraine
521K subscribers
8-12-2024 9:00 p.m. EST
Minutes 6:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMpsmDlYzsc
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“Today, there is a lot of news from the Kurakhove direction.
Here, the Russians conducted a miscalculated attack from the north of Kostiantynivka aimed at overstretching the Ukrainian defense in and around the village. Even though this attempt was unsuccessful it was almost immediately followed up by several highly attritional waves of mechanized assaults from Novomykhailivka and from the south which tried to exploit the momentum before the Ukrainians were able to further fortify their positions.
Russian commanders decided that their powerful push from the north should have depleted the Ukrainian defense capabilities at least to a certain extent, so they switched back to their previous tactic of sending mechanized groups consisting of several armored vehicles each. Russians evaluated the potential routes and decided that given the threat of minefields, taking the roads that they used in the preceding attacks was less risky than trying something new to achieve a tactical surprise, so they launched their assault just to the south of the small lakes between Kostiantynivka and Novomykhailivka.
Geolocated footage released by Ukrainian drone operators captures a powerful Russian assault group, consisting of at least 10 armored vehicles, advancing rapidly towards Kostiantynivka through open fields. During earlier probing attacks, the Russians analyzed the average response time of Ukrainian forces and used this intelligence to split their assault units into multiple parts just before the anticipated Ukrainian counterstrikes. This tactic proved effective, significantly improving the Russians’ chances of crossing the field with reduced combat losses. Each vehicle that manages to reach the designated landing zone and deploy its troops immediately increases the Russians’ chances of establishing a foothold in the first houses, from which they could attempt to capture the entire settlement. However, despite using familiar paths into the village, the footage reveals that several armored vehicles struck mines, which either destroyed or immobilized them. In both scenarios, surviving crew members were subsequently targeted by Ukrainian forces with grenades dropped from drones. This situation underscores the crucial yet perilous work of Ukrainian soldiers in creating and maintaining extensive networks of minefields, which require constant renewal after each mechanized assault.
The second most crucial element in the Ukrainian defense strategy for this operation is the deployment of artillery shells equipped with cluster munitions. Multiple geolocated videos from this engagement vividly demonstrate the devastating effectiveness of these munitions, which swiftly neutralize Russian heavy equipment and personnel. The visual evidence also suggests that the current influx of Western military aid has significantly improved the Ukrainians’ ability to engage the enemy without the need to conserve ammunition — a stark contrast to several months ago when, for instance, the fall of Avdiivka into Russian hands was partly due to a shortage of artillery shells and air defense resources. This availability of munitions has enabled the Ukrainians to counter the new Russian tactic of splitting their units during assaults, allowing them to inflict critical damage on the enemy forces while they are in motion.
The third Ukrainian countermeasure is the usage of kamikaze drones. Footage from the area shows dozens of examples of how Ukrainian FPV drones finish off already damaged Russian tanks, BMPs, and MTLBs. Even though the fields around Kostiantynivka are open terrain and hardly provide any cover, the alarming rate of losses of armored vehicles put pressure on Russian commanders to send their troops to rescue damaged vehicles and try to pull them out to the rear for repair. In most cases, these missions quickly become suicidal as the Ukrainians are constantly on the lookout and generally prefer to destroy such vehicles and not give any chance to the Russians to further use them.
Despite witnessing many of their units being destroyed before even reaching the village, the Russian officers in charge of this operation persisted in sending wave after wave of new groups, hoping that at least one would make it to the houses on the outskirts. Their persistence eventually paid off, as evidenced by a video released by the Ukrainian 79th Air Assault Brigade, which shows two video released by the Ukrainian 79th Air Assault Brigade which shows two Russian mtlb Vehicles managing to reach the first block of destroyed houses under relentless Ukrainian fire. The troops quickly disembarked and scrambled for cover.
Notably these two armored vehicles were outfitted with large metal plates on top presumably to offer additional protection. However as the video reveals this added armor proved insufficient despite attempts to retreat the vehicles were swiftly neutralized. The scattered Russian soldiers are seen desperately trying to take shelter beneath already destroyed tanks and in the rubble of the houses but their efforts are in vain due to the precise and effective targeting by Ukrainian drone operators. All uncensored footage from these Russian attacks can be found on our telegram channel through the link in the description.
Overall the Ukrainians successfully halted the enemy offensive in this sector effectively countering the new Russian tactic of splitting units during assaults.This success was largely due to the ample supply of munitions available to ‘The Defenders’ despite the ongoing heavy battles that have raged for weeks with the Russian high command relentlessly sending wave of to wave without significant pauses. The Ukrainian minefields are gradually becoming less dense as no defense strategy can remain flawless indefinitely.This leads to the Russian troops getting meter after meter closer allowing them to generate incremental gains.
However these small steps forward are achieved through the approach of high attrition and the inevitable operational exhaustion is just a matter of time which will be followed up by a slowdown. These slowdowns allow Ukrainians to create new fortifications annihilating any Russian chance of achieving an operational break-through and success like Ukrainians recently managed to achieve in the KK direction.”
For an old bag, mommy, your arthritic fingers can tap a keyboard and type questions into a search engine faster than anyone on FR.
Note: Ukrainian leaders are very familiar with nazi adages.
>>>>Their whining is pathetic.<<<<
Zeepers whine in patronizing voices and thick Eastern European accents.
Ukrainian defense forces resulted in elimination of the total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 11.08.24 are approximately:
• personnel - about 590,920 (+1,220) people,
• tanks - 8447 (+6) units,
• armored combat vehicles - 16363 (+13) units,
• artillery systems - 16663 (+58) units,
• MLRS - 1143 (+0) units,
• air defense equipment - 918 (+0) units,
• aircraft - 366 (+0) units,
• helicopters - 328 (+1) units,
• UAVs of operational-tactical level - 13399 (+27),
• cruise missiles - 2425 (+0),
• ships/boats - 28 (+0) units,
• submarines - 1 (+0) units,
• automotive equipment and tank trucks - 22524 (+71) units,
• special equipment - 2800 (+11).
VIDEO
FSB’s war with the generals of Russian army has reached a new level
Kanal13
1.65M subscribers
8-13-2024 8:00 p.m. EST
Minutes 5:13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk5P6dhC8Uo
Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon believes that the FSB’s war with the army has reached a new level, and a generals’ revolt is already brewing in Russia. Russian generals, whom Putin is arresting en masse, are unhappy with the way their “generalissimo” behaves: he does not allow them to continue to profit from the war, but, on the contrary, throws them in prison. “They decided to dump Putin. Of course, Gerasimov and the General Staff of the Russian Federation knew that the operation in the Kursk region would happen, if even I knew about it. Specific preparations were underway. It is impossible to hide this. Our people were preparing for more than a day or two. Thousands of people were involved in the preparation, and this inevitably entails a leak. Gerasimov and other generals deliberately did not tell Putin about the operation,” the analyst said during a joint stream with Vasily Golovanov, a recording of which can be viewed on the YouTube channel “Dmitry Gordon”.
According to the expert, similar events took place in 1937-39 in the USSR, when a large number of Soviet generals were arrested for stupidity and inability to fight, as well as for terrible corruption. At that time, Stalin, with the help of the NKVD, carried out an unprecedented blow to the army. Three marshals of the Soviet Union were liquidated: Blucher, Yegorov and Tukhachevsky, and along with them, the rest of the Red Army leadership was shot, purging the entire vertical. Gordon also expressed confidence that Russian generals who had contacted Western intelligence agencies would sell out the Kursk region and possibly some other Russian territories. “Putin will plunge into the slop, lose his rating, and protest movements will begin in Russia. Under the cover of the noise, our guys will start hitting airfields and everything else with Western weapons. And Putin will be screwed. Thus, my prediction about the end of the war this year is becoming more and more clear, tangible and understandable,” the journalist said. Dmitry Gordon also hinted that the events in the Kursk region are only the beginning: “Nothing can stop Ukraine.”
>>>>“Yay! Disinformation Dump! That means spam fer supper!” <<<<
Supper’s getting a little hard to find since mommy’s been hiding it.
It’s a good thing Sleestaks have excellent eyes.
She's making sure Biden keeps getting his 10%.
**The term ‘AGITPROP’ of using political slogans and half-truths were specific to the Marxism practiced by communists in the Soviet Union.
Originally, the label was a shortened form of the ‘Agitation and Propaganda Section of the Central Committee Secretariat of the Communist Party’ in the Soviet Union.
ARTICLE
Ukraine significantly increases grain exports
Economichna Pravda
Monday, 12 August 2024, 15:38
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/12/7470062/
As of 12 August, Ukraine has exported 4.9 million tonnes of grains and pulses since the start of the 2024-2025 marketing year (July-June), marking a 58.9% increase compared to the same period last year.
SOURCE:
Interfax-Ukraine news agency, citing the press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, citing data from the State Customs Service
DETAILS:
The report noted that 1.26 million tonnes of grain had been exported in August, up 48.6% year-on-year.
Regarding crops, Ukraine has exported 2,273 million tonnes of wheat since the start of the current season, compared to 1.25 million tonnes in 2023/24. Additionally, exports include 739,000 tonnes of barley (385,000 tonnes in 2023/24), 300 tonnes of rye (600 tonnes), and 1.932 million tonnes of maize (1.481 million tonnes).
The total exports of Ukrainian flour since the beginning of the season as of 12 August are estimated at 6,300 tonnes (14,900 tonnes in 2023/24), in particular, 5,700 tonnes of wheat (14,300 tonnes).
BACKGROUND:
Ukraine’s losses of late crops due to drought can reach 10-15%.
>>>>VIDEOS
1. HISTORIC MOMENT: Russian Soldiers Desperately Surrendered by Chechens in Kursk!
Divine Justice
297K subscribers
Aug 12, 2024 9:30 p.m. EST
Minutes 21:07<<<<
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How appropriate for a “REVEREND” to use a source named “Divine Justice.”
Do they pay you as well as Draft Dodging Denys did?
This sounds fantastical — but it is how autocracies work. To get rid of a bad ruler, armies may permit gains by an adversary so as to provoke a crisis within the regime. Even if the man at the top senses that this is underway, he is constrained in what he can do to stop it. If he sends in a strong personality to master the crisis, he will then face the risk of such a general turning on and replacing the autocrat.
Ukraine significantly increases grain exports
Economichna Pravda
Monday, 12 August 2024, 15:38<<<<
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Yo "REVEREND"!
What happened to your daily prayers for Zelensky and Ukraine?
After watching you in action for a few years, we now know that the prayer schtick was just as act you used to make everyone think you were holy.
Instead of praying for a leader who's working to destroy America, and praying for his corrupt country, here's what you should be praying for:
>>>>“Maaannnn….it went from smelling like spam in here to smelling like bovine droppings. Is there really a propagandist named “Divine Justice?” Sounds like some flouncy drag queen to me.”<<<<
Send the Sleestaks on an investigatory mission. They’ll get to the bottom of it, TOTALLY.
We should be getting the nightcap emoji soon.
She feels the need to keep FR aware of her every move.
>>>>Pelosi: “Putin is trying to bait the trap.” (28 seconds)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FyqtGAPmljs<<<<
That kitty is beating the crap out of Nancy The Slava Ukraini Drunk.
I love the noise his paw makes when he smacks her head.
He’d make a great Viking Kitty.
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