Pavlo Rozlach said that the 80th Air Assault Brigade of Ukraine crossed into the Kursk Oblast just two days before Kyiv began its operation in the Russian area, assisting the subsequent offensive. The interview was aired by TSN on October 13.
The Ukraine launched its cross border incursion into Kursk Oblast in August, claiming that it had initially seized 1,300 square kilometers.
Rozlach claims that a Ukrainian company snuck into Kursk Oblast and hid themselves in the forest in groups of six soldiers. Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces assisted them in crossing the border.
The company attacked a Russian fort near the border when the operation began. The commander said that the successful operation opened the way for Ukrainian vehicles to enter the country.
He added that Ukraine also disrupted Russia‘s communication system which led to Russian forces being disoriented.
“There were certain dangers.” Rozlach stated that if the enemy had discovered this company, then the element of surprise was lost.
Two battalions, reportedly, broke through minefields in Kursk Oblast thanks to engineers.
After recent Russian attacks against the Ukrainian salient, Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukrainian soldiers were holding the line in spite of Russian attempts to break through.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, said on October 10 that Moscow had transferred around 50,000 troops from other sectors to the front.
According to the regional prosecutor, an FPV drone targeted a civilian vehicle with five passengers inside, killing two women, aged 72 and 56. It also injured a man, 72, and a woman, 63, and injuring a woman, 72.
Pavlo Rozlach said that the commander of Ukraine’s 80th air assault brigade, Pavlo, had reported that a Ukrainian company had sneaked into Kursk Oblast and hidden in the forest in groups of six soldiers.
According to an analysis published on October 14 by the Kyiv Institute of Economics (KSE), 70% of Russia’s seaborne exports are transported by its “shadow fleet” of old and poorly insured tankers.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stated that “there can be no appeasement of Russia when it continues to try and solve the ‘problem,’ of Ukraine’s existence.”
The EU’s new sanctions list includes individuals and entities that are responsible for the transfer of drones and rockets to Russia.
Oleh Kiper, Governor of Odesa Oblast, said that the attack damaged two civilian ships — NS Moon flying a Belizean flag and the Palauan flagged OPTIMA. The Russians targeted the latter on October 7 last week.
Voloshyn, when asked by the Kyiv independent about the alleged seizure Levadne said that the situation is “developing quite dynamically”, and each side can regain the leadership.
The official told Argumenty i Fakty (a Kremlin-controlled outlet) that the number includes 12,328 people who are placed in temporary facilities throughout Russia, and around 100,000 who live with family and friends.
Mykhailo Podolyak, the presidential advisor to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), told them in comments published on October 14 that Ukraine’s victory plans include a request for more ATACMS missiles and Storm Shadows as well as permission to launch them against military targets in Russia.
The lull was caused by the Russian attack on Ukraine in September with over 1,300 Shahed Kamikaze drones, which targeted settlements all across the country every day for a month. This daily pattern has continued into the first days in October.
Over 2,000 military personnel will be involved in the two-week exercises, as well as 60 aircraft from eight bases. The drills will take place over the airspace of Denmark, the U.K. and the North Sea in Belgium and the Netherlands. Thirteen NATO countries will send aircraft to participate.
Regional authorities reported on October 14 that Russian attacks against Ukraine have killed five people and injured another eight in the past day.
“It is not in the interests of our nations or those around us to stall progress on reducing our nuclear arsenals.” Joe Biden, President of the United States, said that reducing the nuclear threat was important not because of the dangers in today’s world, but because of them.
First, it is important to appeal to Vladimir Putin to stop attacking civilians in Ukraine. The German opposition leader said that if Moscow doesn’t concede, Ukraine should have the freedom to use weapons it has already received without restrictions.
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported that “such Soviet aircraft are used in particular to transport the Russian Defense Ministry leadership.”
The statement comes two days after German Foreign Ministry Annalenna Bärbock said that Russian president Vladimir Putin is not willing speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding brokering peace in Ukraine.
This includes 1,260 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
In a recent comment to a Russian journalist, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said that recent changes in Russia’s nuclear weapon policy were long overdue, and would likely “cool down the ardor of Western nations.”
Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban prepares to make a significant concession to former US President Donald Trump. This could allow him to avoid a $50 billion loan meant to support Ukraine during its ongoing war against Russia.
The Sumy Oblast Military Administration announced on October 13 that nearly 37,000 people, including 6,400 children, have been evacuated. They are continuing to work to evacuate additional residents under expanded mandatory orders.
Video footage from the scene shows officers standing outside the venue’s doors, intercepting male concertgoers as they exit the venue. Some men are seen being arrested by officers.
Der Spiegel reported that the government is currently in “serious discussion” about abandoning its goal of full territorial restoration.
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