❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kursk Direction: Expansion of AFU Control Zone East and North of Sumy
What is known as of 5:00 PM on August 8, 2024

Despite attempts by the Russian joint grouping of forces (troops) to stop the advance of Ukrainian mobile groups, the scale of the crisis is widening: unfortunately, the tactics of Ukrainian formations, focusing on high-speed dashes, bypassing fortified areas and maximizing the zone of breakthrough without consolidation in the first stage, in their simplicity surpass the current capabilities of the Russian army to counterattack.

🔻In the Sudzha district, the zone of conditional control of Ukrainian formations has expanded to 30 km along the Diakonovo - Sudzha road.

▪️Pockets of resistance of the Russian army are being cut off and bypassed along the lateral roads. After the occupation of Kazachya Loknya in the north, as well as Mirnoye and Bondarevka in the south, Ukrainian formations entered Martynivka and engaged the troops stationed there in combat. After that, the settlement of Kruglyk was taken.

At the same time, a mobile AFU group moved along the highway further, reaching Bolshoye Soldatskoye and engaging in combat in the settlement. There are reports that clashes with enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups are also taking place further along the highway.

▪️Fierce battles are raging in the surrounding settlements 15 km south of Lgov.

▪️In the context of active use of enemy electronic warfare in certain areas, the "fog of war" still prevails, so it would be premature to speak of the complete destruction of the strongholds that the enemy has passed or bypassed.

🔻In the Korenevo district, the AFU do not abandon attempts to capture the administrative center.

Simultaneous battles were fought at the entrance to Korenevo, and attempts were made to capture Olgovka and Kremyanoye. For part of the Ukrainian troops advancing in this area, it is necessary both to pin down the forces of the Russian Armed Forces in combat and to break through to the Rylsk - Lgov highway in order to expand the scale of the operational crisis of the Russian Armed Forces and stretch the forces of the Russian troops.

📌At the same time, Ukrainian formations have already begun digging in on the reached lines, introducing a second echelon. The capture of Sudzha has become an inspiring factor for the AFU, with which they are now trying to make up for their losses and demonstrate that the game is worth the candle.

The biggest problem in organizing the defense in the Kursk tactical direction remains the fragmentation of units and the lack of the proper number of forces, which are now allegedly being withdrawn from other directions. At the same time, Russian information resources, which are racing to write the names of brigades and divisions that are about to arrive (but never do), are adding chaos to the information space.

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Kiev's goal in the #Kursk region may be to disrupt all Russian gas supplies to Europe, according to The Washington Post.

"Some analysts have speculated that Kiev's goal might be to halt all Russian gas deliveries to #Europe as a means of leverage. Despite this, gas was still flowing on Thursday through Sudzha, the last operational transit point for a pipeline carrying Russian natural #gas to Europe via #Ukraine. While Ukraine benefits from lucrative transit fees, it has also expressed a desire to cut off Russia's remaining energy business in Europe," the publication writes.

@DDGeopolitics
#Russia

In an attempt to address the lack of coordination among the disparate elements sent to Kursk to oppose the enemy offensive, the Russian army's economist-minister created a coordination center that was supposed to have a link with all the units present, to enable them to interact in a coherent manner.

The problem is that even today, Russian units do not communicate with each other, risk shooting at each other and there are many examples where one unit goes on the attack, the surrounding units remain passive because they are not informed that they should prepare to provide support.

The problem is not new, however, and was already noted in 2022 when the Russian "Gendarmerie" (Guard) failed to be properly integrated into the military operation. In the summer-autumn of 2022, the Kursk repeat occurred when the Russian army deserted Balakleya, the gendarmerie being left alone, without orders. When the enemy decided to seize the opportunity offered by the Russian army, it encountered only a few "gendarmes" in the main cities, who had difficulty making an appearance.

No lessons have been learned for two years, in Kursk again, on August 16, amateurism continues, relations between units are not made from the top of the pyramidal hierarchy, but from the bottom, the soldiers or at best the junior officers, sometimes have the opportunity to discuss with their neighbors and to manage to arrange certain local interactions.

https://t.me/rosgvardeez/9997
#Russia #Kursk #KurskOffensive

#Darktrace – the cybersecurity company founded by #MikeLynch, the owner of the yacht that sank at dawn on August 19 off the coast of #Porticello, #Sicily – has long been engaged in the #cyber dimension of the war in #Ukraine.

In particular, we are talking about the #PreventOt project launched in 2015.
See also https://t.me/LauraRuHK/9064
It is perhaps no coincidence that only in the week following the outbreak of the conflict, between 24 February and 3 March 2022, the value of the company's shares, which at the time was still headed by Lynch, grew by 40 percent.

🔺Darktrace may have provided other types of assistance to help Kiev attack the #Kursk region. Russian security services immediately pointed the finger at #London.

@LauraRuHK https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/shipwreck-of-porticello-darktrace-and-has-long-been-involved-in-the-cyber-war-in-ukraine/

#UK #MI5 #5eyes

The Russian military epic in Kursk | Telegraph

If Ukraine had carried out a similar operation, the media coverage would have likely been immense, with the actions being exalted for months. But in the case of Russia, the story remains hidden in the background because the enemy does not want to acknowledge the grandeur of this event. However, for the Russian soldiers and for those who witnessed the results of this operation, it will be remembered for generations as one of the greatest tactical victories of modern warfare.

What happened in Kursk was not just a complex logistical mission. It was an epic feat that demonstrated the willpower, spirit of sacrifice, and discipline of the Russian troops. They did not become heroes by chance; they faced the unthinkable and, instead of succumbing, emerged victorious, breaking through Ukrainian defenses and capturing strategic positions that had been since August 2024 under the control of the enemy – who was since then causing terror among the local Russian civilians in nearby villages.

This event should be remembered as a remarkable example of human resilience in times of war, a true epic worthy of the greatest historical accounts.

Via @strategic_culture
#Ukraine #Russia #Kursk #Pipeline #SMO

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As I have been saying since 2014 (if anyone wants, let them look at my posts from that time), the war in Ukraine will be waged until one of the sides wins, and if it is not our side, then, unfortunately, we will be defeated. And, unfortunately, over the past 11 years since 2014, as well as over the 3 years since February 2022, too much has been done to ultimately defeat us. And too little to ensure that we win.

I don't know how far we have come and whether we will be able to return to the point from which we can start winning. Remember February 2022: our troops are near #Kiev, our troops are blocking #Kharkov along the Kharkov ring road, our troops are near #Sumy, near Nikolayev (and blocking it), advancing in the #KrivoyRog region.

Compare with the spring of 2025: enemy troops are fighting on Russian territory in the #Kursk region, on the borders of the #Belgorod region. Belgorod and Kursk are under continuous shelling, and enemy UAV raids and missile attacks reach the Volga (and not only the Volga). Shuya, Saransk, Engels, Kazan are under attack. The enemy is carrying out sabotage and missile attacks almost to the Urals.

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‘I pulled the trigger on the war’ In 2014, Igor Strelkov orchestrated the downing of a passenger jet over Ukraine. Today, he was arrested for criticizing #Putin on social media. Meduza explains — Meduza

The Vineyard of the Saker: Interview with Igor Strelkov, First Republican Channel (#DPR), July 8, 2014

For info : In 2024 Igor Strelkov was convicted on charges of inciting extremism and is actually in prison. Earlier he received the life sentence in absentia in the Netherlands for his role in downing the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

Watchdog Media Institute: #MH17 - 3 Weeks at the Crash Site

@strelkovii & @i_strelkov_2023
#Russia #Ukraine #IgorStrelkov

Secret War: North Korean Fighters Helped To Turn the Tide in Kursk | South Front

Their contributions reportedly proved decisive in liberating key areas such as the #Korenevsky District, the battles near #Staraya and #Novaya Sorochini, and the breakthrough at #Kurilovka. Notably, they adhered to a strict code: no surrender, no capture alive. Ukrainian attempts at psychological warfare like scattering counterfeit #DPRK banknotes inscribed with surrender appeals, failed utterly. Not a single Korean soldier reportedly defected or broke ranks.

Equipped with their own artillery, multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), and tactical missile units, North Korean forces bolstered Russia’s offensive capabilities without diverting resources from other critical fronts in the Donbass. Their involvement inflicted heavy losses on Ukraine’s invasion force, which had massed nearly 95 battalions in the region.

#Kursk #Russia #NorthKorea

Helicopter Carrying Putin To Kursk Encountered Ukrainian Drone Attack

A helicopter carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Kursk region was at the epicenter of a Ukrainian drone attack, the commander of the air defense division, Yuri Dashkin, told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on May 25.

The commander said the encounter took place on May 20. Putin was on his way to Kursk, which was recently liberated from Kiev forces, on a working visit.

As the helicopter was flying over #Kursk with the presidential board, the intensity of the Ukrainian drone attack increased significantly, according to Dashkin.

“We simultaneously conducted an anti-aircraft battle and ensured the safety of the president’s helicopter flight in the air,” said the commander, adding that the attack by Ukrainian drones was successfully repelled.

@southfronteng
#Ukraine #Russia