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Posted on 08/11/2024 9:08:30 AM PDT by Alter Kaker
Russia has failed to push back Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region despite sending in reinforcements as the incursion enters its sixth day, Ukrainian soldiers involved in its army’s operation told the Financial Times on Sunday.
Speaking near the international border, the troops said they remained in Russian territory.
Russian general Valery Gerasimov has repeatedly attempted to portray the situation as being under control, with the defence ministry posting videos on Sunday of fighter jets and helicopters purportedly striking columns of Ukrainian equipment.
But verified videos and photographs show Ukrainian troops and equipment have advanced 30km inside Russia since the operation began on Tuesday, moving further into Kursk and occupying the town of Sudzha near the Russian border.
“We are going deeper,” said Denys, a Ukrainian soldier who has made three rotations into Russian territory since the incursion began. Kyiv’s troops still had the upper hand despite Russia bringing in reinforcements, he added, as a Ukrainian fighter jet zoomed overhead.
His unit, which the FT is not identifying at the request of Denys and his senior officers, had been rotated to the area from the eastern Donetsk region more than a week ago to take part in the offensive.
Another soldier, Kostyantyn, said the early success of the surprise operation had “really lifted our spirits”. “We feel confident of Ukrainian victory,” he added, before driving back into the fight.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke five days of silence on Saturday night to refer to his forces’ incursion into Russia publicly for the first time.
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But our deep state doesn’t want them to lose either. They want never ending war so they can keep getting more money.
Ukeie Incursion is not exactly the Wehrmacht on its way to Moscow.
Agreed. Biden’s horrendous Jake Sullivan has been holding Ukraine back from attacking Russian terrItory with US weapons fearful of “destabilizing” russia. Crazy policy. When Trump lifts that restriction, Russia will understand the cost of war and peace will come.
Exactly, Ukraine is not overstretching its supply lines or air defense perimeter because Ukraine isn’t stupid and the goal is to lure Russia into a trap - not conquer all of Russia.
The Ukrainians fight! The Russians retreat.
I hope you’re right.
Trump previously lifted the Obama administration’s suicidal embargo on selling lethal weaponry to Ukraine, so I’m pretty optimistic but you never know.
Putin has been MIA for the last 48 hours. Not a peep from him.
It's a Mongol Horde thing.
Ukraine is simply trying to force Russia to react and hopefully pull troops from the enclaves it holds in Kharkiv or better yet from its offensives in eastern Ukraine. It hasn’t happened yet, so Kyiv keeps pushing until it does.
Previously Ukraine has had to defend its entire border, while Russia could choose where to apply pressure, stripping troops from areas where they believed there was no threat. Now they will have to defend all of it.
The other benefit is forcing Russia to come out of its trenches and move, exposing itself to attack.
Prigozhin’s mutiny showed that most of Russia’s territory was undefended. Kyiv took note.
Please name one Democrat who puts the needs of Americans before sending tax dollars to Ukraine.
I hope he’s okay.
You must have been so mad when Trump lifted Obama’s arms embargo against Ukraine.
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