Today’s report from Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi.
First, regarding the Toretsk and Pokrovsk directions. Dozens of Russian assaults on our positions were recorded in the last 24 hours. However, our warriors and units are doing everything possible to destroy the occupiers and repel…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 17, 2024
Category: Russia and Ukraine
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“They didn’t see a single soldier – they didn’t see anyone.” Putin made a BIG promise when he launched his war on #Ukraine – conscripts wouldn’t be involved in combat. But it’s mainly young, untrained Russian conscripts opposing 🇺🇦 Kursk invasion. https://t.co/VeVI2D1kxa
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) August 17, 2024
Shared Links Review – The Brooklyn Times – The News And Times https://t.co/eFZhXeOjRf https://t.co/2KCCpeKrVl
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) August 17, 2024
Yawn: Ukraine easily invades Russia. Predictably Russia doesn’t launch a retaliatory nuclear strike. And more predictably, Russia’s then reduced to the tired, fake, fear propaganda of “dirty bombs.” Putin’s #Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/jtpOVMmNSY
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) August 17, 2024
⚡️ Men attack Ukrainian border guard while trying to illegally cross into Romania.
“The men, having attacked the serviceman, took away his weapon and fled” before being caught and detained, a Border Guard spokesperson told Liga.https://t.co/fSpWcSNBY6
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 17, 2024
Because of Putin’s precarious position, he never plans anything long-term. A Ukrainian presidential adviser said the Kursk incursion was required to convince Moscow to start “fair” peace talks. But unless the Russian military start a coup, or Ukraine launches a large, successful… pic.twitter.com/FMu9cGtBLu
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) August 17, 2024
Russell Bentley was not widely liked in #Ukraine‘s occupied Donetsk region. He was long considered an obese, drunken, blowhard who routinely operated scams for money. So it’s unsurprising this US convicted drug dealer, met his violent Karma end at the hands of Russian troops. He… https://t.co/bMhbGdN7Ht pic.twitter.com/ma55DkmtMN
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) August 17, 2024
#OpEd Western analysts have been too quick to say Wagner’s defeat means that Russia’s practice of exporting mercenaries to Africa has been a failure, writes John Lechner.https://t.co/jgNqjl7zFq
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) August 17, 2024