Posted on 08/11/2024 5:56:59 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 30km inside Russia, in what has become the deepest and most significant incursion since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Russia's defence ministry said its forces had engaged Ukrainian troops near the villages of Tolpino and Obshchy Kolodez, as the offensive in the Kursk region entered a sixth day.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Kyiv of "intimidating the peaceful population of Russia".
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While Ukrainian-backed sabotage groups have launched intermittent cross-border incursions, the Kursk offensive marks the biggest co-ordinated attack on Russian territory by Kyiv's conventional forces.
“We are on the offensive. The aim is to stretch the positions of the enemy, to inflict maximum losses and to destabilise the situation in Russia as they are unable to protect their own border,” the official said.
Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday that its forces had "foiled attempts by enemy mobile groups with armoured vehicles to break through deep into Russian territory".
But in an apparent admission that Kyiv's forces have now advanced deep into the Kursk border region, the defence ministry reported engaging Ukrainian troops near the villages of Tolpino and Obshchy Kolodez - which are about 25km and 30km from the Russia-Ukraine border.
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I don't care which side you support, that sh*t is damn funny right there. 😂
‘twas a mostly peaceful invasion of Ukraine...
Is that like, 30 Whole Kilometers? They know how big Russia is, yes?
Yes, it is but a pin prick, but it is still a deep embarrassment for Putin, Russia and its army. Imagine the Mexican army with its tanks 20 miles into Arizona or New Mexico.There will be Russians falling out of windows over this.
But was this supposed to be part of the plan for Putin’s “Special Military Operation?”
Peaceful population means civilians, genius.
Yes it is embarrassing to Russia. No ready reserve or defense in the area? It won’t be funny when those troops are cut off and destroyed. I really would like the dying to end. Our state department sux and the greed / corruption was/is immense.
Cut the supply lines and they’re finished.
This was desperate, stupid idea, which only could have worked if Ukraine had captured the nuclear power plant in Kursk, which they aren't even close to.
Civilians? Like at a shopping center or apartment building? Civilians like the ones Russia has been shooting rockets at? I can see why Russia is miffed.
Attack by the armed forces of Ukraine in the region of Kursk could be the beginning of the military end for Kiev, which could lead to greater territorial losses for Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by the military expert of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Gustav Gressel, in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine.
"If Ukraine seeks to hold territory for a few months, it will lead to military costs that can hardly be covered. The expansion of the front line is profitable above all for Russia. “It has more weapons, ammunition and people that it can use on a wider front,” says the Austrian specialist. According to him, the effect of surprise threatens to quickly turn against Ukraine.
The expert noted that Moscow could send additional forces to the Kursk region, which would first contain the attacks of the Ukrainian armed forces, and then tire them out. He pointed out that in the meantime, Kiev is exhausting its resources in Donbas, and if the front collapses, then Ukraine will have to one way or another leave the territories in the Kursk region and transfer them again to the east. “There, this could lead to greater territorial losses,”, noted Gressel.
The specialist recalled that in Germany the camp of Sarah Wagenknecht, who opposes the supply of weapons to Kiev, enjoys significant popularity. “Ukraine may seem like an unreliable daredevil. Berlin and Washington would withdraw their support. “The maneuvers in the Kursk region could be the beginning of the military end for Ukraine,”, Gressel said. "Ukraine is in a difficult situation," he said. “Due to the insignificant military assistance of its partners, it cannot win the war in purely traditional ways, so it tries to resort to risky operations. But in this way, he risks completely losing the support of the West”, the expert believes.
I’m sure whoever comes after Putin will be just as despicable as Putin. But I will not shed a tear when that sob is destroyed.
This is coming here soon. Save your tears for our side.
Bravado is not a substitute for reason.
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