‘Furious battles are underway’: Kursk residents call on Putin for help after Ukrainian incursion

CNN ^ | August 8, 2024 | Daria Tarasova, Jim Sciutto, Allegra Goodwin, Tim Lister, and Ivana Kottasová

[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."

[Karl Spooner]

Make the ruskies defend THEIR territory for once.

Don't worry, they will. Russia has a pretty good track record. How many troops does Ukraine have?

"Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, involved over 3.5 million German troops and nearly 700,000 German-allied troops. "

[MinorityRepublican]

This is actually a much better tactic than head long assaults into well fortified positions that are murder zones for Ukraine recruits.

Actually, you could argue that Ukraine could go into Belarus and liberate the country from the occupiers. The Russians invaded Ukraine by using Belarusian territory so it's fair game.

[phil00071]

Alexander Mercouris

[Organic Panic]

Chom Joe hides behind his cackling whore

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Zhang Fei.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Zhang Fei.

[Karl Spooner]

Zeepers just can't or won't accept the fact that this little incrusion is jus a moral booster. You couldn't talk any sense into them then and you still can not now. They all fell for this and many more similar Ukraine escapades, but they bite on fiction every time and never acknowledge they were wrong.

Ghost of Kiev

"Two months after the story spread, the Ukrainian Air Force acknowledged that the fighter was a myth, and warned people not to "neglect the basic rules of information hygiene" and to "check the sources of information, before spreading it".[2][5][6] Experts have stated that stories such as Ghost of Kyiv are part of Ukrainian propaganda or a morale-boosting campaign, or potentially both.[7][8][9]" - wiki

[Alter Kaker]

🤡🤡🤡

[Alter Kaker]

Alexander Mercouris

This guy???

Disgraced barrister turned pro-Putin commentator investigated by police for fraud and misconduct

[USA-FRANCE]

“All those Ukrainian soldiers will die in Kursk.”

>>>>>>

Don’t take your wet neo-soviet dreams for granted.

Drool on this instead:
Ukraine takes POWs in Russia amid surprise invasion:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6360103860112

[Prince of Space]

I doubt the Russians will be demoralized by this incursion. I bet they’re super pissed off and will reciprocate appropriately.

[Alter Kaker]

I doubt the Russians will be demoralized by this incursion.

Yeah nothing does more for morale than watching videos of hundreds of conscripts surrendering to your enemy without a fight.... as every Russian soldier with a smartphone now has.

[Prince of Space]

What news? It’s more likely that it’s Ukraine propaganda. Sure, “Ukraine has the Russians reeling, they’re back on their heels, all hope is lost, yada yada yada.” Anyone rooting for this debacle to continue is seriously broken inside.

[Prince of Space]

Not any more of a joke than the Zeepers here saying Ukraine was gonna whip Russia’s ass any day now. Everyone is an armchair quarterback during a war they’re not fighting in. And everyone has an opinion which they’re free to express on this forum. You don’t have to read their posts, but you also have no right to tell ppl to stop posting.

[Zhang Fei]

Ukraine ping

Humor from amateur Kremlinologists:

#Cubie has been put in charge of stopping the Ukrainian advance in Kursk. After the failure of dragons teeth and defensive trenches, Operation MEAT SHIELD will ensure that the offensive will be stopped. Many will die, but that is a price #Cubie is willing to pay!

 

 

[bimboeruption]

>>>>So much for Putin's red lines. He looks weak before the whole world.<<<<

And you look and sound like Chuck Schumer.

[Widget Jr]

"So the front line troops in the Donbass suffered."

The AFU Donbass soldiers did one hell of a good job holding Russia to taking less than 100 square miles in a year and a half. This also shows how badly degraded the Russian army is in all areas. RU forces were unable to take more in the Donbas, and were completely unaware of the Ukrainian build up near Kursk until the AFU was in Russian territory.

[tumblindice]

“He who defends everything, defends nothing.”
― Frederick the Great

Things will start happening rapidly at the conclusion of this Fury Road “Witness me!” operation

[13foxtrot]

My suspicion is that this is NATO’s plan to grab some RU territory to use as leverage in soon to be upcoming entreaties for a ceasefire — land for land exchange to get RU to give up some of its gains.

Meanwhile UKR’s central front lines are collapsing.

Interesting that RU doesn’t seem to have an immediate response brigade ready to deploy anywhere in the world in 12 hours like the US has. Even if they cannot support a global range, one would expect RU would have a substantial IRF standing-by for any where in RU.

Certainly a bold move by NATO, but to what end? IMO it will lead to more destruction of UKR.

P.S. Just discovered that John McCain (e.g., our century’s Benedict Arnold) pushed for Climate Change treaties as a way to weaken RU. (Because RU has so much carbon-based resources). More evidence he was happy to sacrifice Americans for his hatred of RU.

[Zhang Fei]

Ukraine ping

[RU forces ... were completely unaware of the Ukrainian build up near Kursk until the AFU was in Russian territory.]

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Not just the Russians. Biden’s people, too. Had they known, they would have strangled this operation in its crib.