Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in on what has for months been one of Moscow’s key targets. Authorities said in a Telegram post Friday that Russian troops are “advancing at a fast pace.
In this photo taken from video released by the Russia n Defense Ministry press service on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, a Russia n soldier fires a Rapira anti-tank gun, in the border area of Kursk region, Russia . A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russia n-Ukrainian border, Sumy region, Ukraine , Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. In this photo taken from video released by the Russia n Defense Ministry press service on Friday, Aug.
Ukraine is wagering it can cope with the strain on its resources involved in the attack in Kursk without sacrificing Donetsk. Russia apparently reckons it can contain the incursion without needing to ease up in Donetsk. Russia’s slow slog across Donetsk this year has been costly in terms of troops and armor, but its gains have mounted.
In Kursk, meanwhile, Ukraine’s top military officer, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, said Friday that Ukrainian troops had advanced 1-3 kilometers deeper into Russian territory. He claimed earlier this week that Ukraine controlled more than 1,000 square kilometers inside Russia, but Moscow disputes the claim and it couldn’t be independently verified.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that conscripts would not participate in the “special military operation,” Russia’s term for its war against Ukraine. However, because of the speed of Ukraine’s incursion, the war came to them.
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