Posted on 08/10/2024 11:08:57 PM PDT by dennisw
Russian forces have been hammered by an offensive in Kursk since Tuesday
Russia has evacuated more than 76,000 people from border areas in the western region of Kursk as Ukraine continues to push deeper in its cross-border offensive, Russian media reported today.
'More than 76,000 people have been temporarily relocated to safe places,' the state-run TASS news agency reported, citing a local official at a press briefing.
Russia appears to have been caught off guard by a daring incursion into the southwestern Kursk region since Tuesday, though Ukraine has stopped short of formally claiming responsibility.
On Tuesday, Pro-Kyiv forces stormed into the region with around 1,000 troops and more than two dozen armoured vehicles and tanks, according to the Russian army.
It appears to be the most significant Ukrainian attack into Russia since the war erupted, with analysts suggesting Kyiv's troops had advanced up to several miles into Russia.
Russia has desperately tried to fend off the offensive with artillery, airstrikes and troops, but the extent of their success is unclear.
Temporary shelters have been set up in the meantime across eight regions of Russia to house thousands of evacuees now displaced by the incursion in what officials have called a 'slap in the face for the president'.
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You think if you wish hard enough, you're going to make that fantasy come true?
It's NATO and Ukraine that are in panic mode. This stupid stunt proves it. It's Hail Mary.
The only thing going into Kursk could have accomplished would have been capturing the nuclear power plant there. But, Ukraine is nowhere near it and won't get there.
More lives lost needlessly fighting a war Ukraine has no chance of winning.
So now you pose as a pacifist. At least Jon Preston does this as part of his FR pirate clown shtick.
“So now you pose as a pacifist.”
I am against our involvement in this bloody ethnic border war. We should have stayed well away from it. The USA has nothing to gain from it and a lot to lose if we’re not careful. If that makes me a pacifist, oh well.
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