Russia-Ukraine: Kursk residents evacuate under Ukrainian cross-border attack
Russian forces battled Ukrainian troops for a third day on Thursday, after Ukraine smashed through the border in the Kursk region and forced Moscow to call in reserves.
In one of the biggest Ukrainian attacks on Russia of the two-year-old war, around 1,000 Ukrainian troops rammed through the Russian border in the early hours of Aug. 6 with tanks and armoured vehicles, covered in the air by swarms of drones and pounding artillery, according to Russian officials.
Speaking from Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the Ukrainian army for its ability “to surprise” and achieve results. “Our soldiers not only withstood the overwhelming force of the occupiers, but also are destroying it in the way necessary to protect Ukraine — our state and independence,” Zelenskyy said.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Kursk region acting governor Alexei Smirnov told Russian President Vladimir Putin via a video link call that local residents were being evacuated by buses and rail. “We transported people to a safe distance, and from there we organized evacuation by large-capacity buses,” Smirnov said.
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They realize all they have done is play right into Putin's hands. This is only going to make Russians flock to Military recruitment and take more of Ukraine. Also, I thought they said they didn't want Russia's land. This makes them look like complete hypocrites.
Aleksandr-Putin Vladimir-Dugin
Great work! Slava Ukraini!
PP Conservatives have prioritized their wacko "axe the tax" scam over unequivocal support for Ukraine in its hour of need. The 1.4 million CDNs of Ukrainian descent and 200,000+ Ukrainian refugees currently in Canada – have taken note!
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just trying to keep the meat-grinder, money-laundering operation going
Crazy Putin
After losing for long
sometimes you win, too !
I heard the people of Kursk have been trying to join Ukraine for years. Ukraine has a right to help the people become part of Ukraine. In fact, I heard 97% voted to join Ukraine.
Go go Ukraine.
lol
damn this had an ominous tone, it seems like ukraine did this without telling the US due to being salty about the prisoner exchange and also as a PR move. RIP more civilans.
putin is scared again
UKRAINE STOP ASKING OUR COUNTRIES FOR MONEY TO SUPPORT IN KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE
2 days ago Ukrainian troops (1000 people) crossed the border and atacked the Kursk oblast, not the Kursk-city which is lokated almost 200 km away.
Today Ukrainian troops are trying to take the town Sydzha with no success.
Air forces and artillery of RF targeted almost 500 intruders.
The rest of the Ukrainian troops had been stopped 20 km away from the Russian border in the fields.
The same happend in Belgorid a year ago when intruders were pushed away and the part of Kharkiv oblast was taken by Russians to create the buffer zone.
Why is putler upset? RT news says ruSSia has no borders.
Maybe North Korea will of putler a ride out
Ohhhh… How's THAT for a "special military operation"?
"shelling the civilian population, shelling ambulances" My government told me Ukraine are the good guys, they would never do that
In two days Ukraine advanced the same distance it took Russia a year to
Putin and elensky are both actors. Now the west is broke.
Russians surrendering on their own soil. Smart guys don't want to die for Putin😂🤣
And the meat grinder keeps turning for both sides
How much of the damage shown was the result of Russian fire?
❤️🇺🇦❤️ stay strong, beautiful Ukraine!!!! Amen
clowns just walking into collapsible defence.. ambush coming.. walking into an artillery pocket. taking over abandoned towns didnt even give them pause to wonder why are they letting us move so easy ? this is how Russia demilitarises NATO
The KPR Kursk People's Republic have spoken. Already 95% have voted for independence in the referendum which was overseen by the Ukrainian government. The Special liberation operation is going as planned.
We must stand by Ukraine for all democracies. Putin is a war Criminal and must answer to the Hague.
When was the last time the United States was invaded and had land taken? This is embarrassing for Russia…..
I don't remember Afghanistan Taliban taking towns and fields in Alabama…..
Putin cares nothing about ussian losses, he won't talk about them until it happens in Kursk. Ruzzian losses to date:
Putin got here after loosing hardly anything important – in his mind:
586,370 men
16,323 armored vehicles
8,429 tanks
16,451 artilery
365 aircraft
326 helicopters
28 ships
I love Putin and Russia
Nyet nyet Soviet! Slava Ukraine!
The second strongest army in russia are the russians.
Comedian Zekensky as always doing his usual blah blah blah…etc. Talk is cheap!
Slava Ukraine
What a fucken shame!
Ruzzian military surrendering en mass.
All under control russia 🇷🇺 is still winning God bless russia stay strong you already are winning keep pressing forward boys
Ukraine is doing very well because of how advanced USA weapons are. They made Russian weapons which are very good as well look like a Nerf gun
Ha ha ha ha ! KARMA
Turnaround’s a fair game…isn’t it touching how ruZZians are now grasping the concept of international borders
Zelenskyy must be ready to embark on another panhandling tour
A pr stunt meant to convince the simpletons that ukraine has a chance to win the war..reminds me of the battle of the bulge
Учите гимн,готовьтесь к референдуму….
Putin gonna have to resort to scorched earth tactics…
Putin always plays the game of pretend, but he didn't count on reality winning that game against him
i suspect ukraine is taking russian territory to use as bargaining chip to get their own back.
Imagine americans evacuating after a hostile country invaded one of its territories. Why this happened in Russia. After years of preparation the west is now challenging putin. They want him to make a wrong decision about the war that will lead to its ouster. The US has pentagon while Putin only had a mile long table.
we are teaching from Ukrainian heros