#Ukraine controls 82 settlements and about 1150km2 of #Russia.
Today Ukraine has advanced 500m to 1.5km in certain directions of the #Kursk Oblast.
#Ukraine controls 82 settlements and about 1150km2 of #Russia.
Today Ukraine has advanced 500m to 1.5km in certain directions of the #Kursk Oblast.
#Ukraine reportedly controls about 1097 км² of the #Kursk Oblast, #Russia.
#Ukraine has received 4.2 billion euros ($4.6 billion) as part of the #EU's four-year financial support program, Prime Minister Denys #Shmyhal said on Aug. 13.
The sum comes as the first regular installment under the Ukraine Facility, a plan approved by the EU that allocates 33 billion euros ($36 billion) in loans and 17 billion euros ($18 billion) in grants to #Kyiv.
https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-receives-4-6-billion-from-eu-under-ukraine-facility/
#Russia has trained its navy to target sites deep inside #Europe with nuclear-capable missiles in a potential conflict with #Nato, according to secret files seen by the Financial Times.
Maps of targets as far-flung as the west coast of #France and Barrow-in-Furness in the #UK are detailed in a presentation for officers that predates the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.
https://www.ft.com/content/237e1e55-401d-4eeb-875b-03fe68f81575
"#Lgov, you don't need it anymore, it's my for my toilet"
A deepening shortage of soldiers for its war in #Ukraine is prompting Russia to hike recruitment bonuses to avoid a repeat of an unpopular mobilization. So far, there’s little sign it’s working.
#Russia has hundreds of thousands of troops on the frontline in eastern and southern Ukraine where it faces mounting casualties with fighting largely at a stalemate. The failure to repel the Ukrainian attack so far has exposed a lack of defensive reserves.
The total number of Russian military personnel in the #Kursk region is now ~9-10 thousand . Their main forces are slowly arriving for a counterattack near #Sudzha, — Vanyok
Somewhere around half clearly have combat experience , the rest are conscripts and other “heroic” militia.
The Myth of Endless Manpower: Russian Soldiers’ Average Age Approaches 38 as Trends Persist
Thread by Frontelligence Insight:
1/ Russian gains in #Ukraine are often attributed to their superior numbers in resources and manpower, fostering the perception of an endless manpower
🧵https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1823055160907641126.html
Ukrainian forces appear to be advancing further within #Kursk Oblast despite recent milblogger claims that Russian forces were stabilizing the frontline in Kursk Oblast.
Kursk Tactical Update
🧵https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1823168917550047675.html
#Olympic fencing champion Olha #Kharlan offered her gold medal-winning saber for a charity auction to raise funds for automated “#ShaBlia” turrets for Ukrainian military.
#Ukraine won its first gold medal at the #Paris 2024 #Olympics in the women’s team saber fencing event by defeating South Korea 45-42. Kharlan scored 22 points.
Ukrainian troops control approximately 1,000 km² of Russian territory, said the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr #Syrskyi.
#China admits Hong Kong-flagged ship NewNew Polar Bear destroyed key Baltic gas pipeline ‘by accident’.
The #BalticConnector gas pipe, that runs between #Finland and #Estonia, was damaged last October by the ships anchor.
In #Russia, they announced the loss of control over 28 settlements in the #Kursk region.
The governor of the region, Oleksiy #Smirnov, says that the Ukrainian troops allegedly went to a depth of 12 km and a width of 40 km. According to him, about 480 km² of the Kursk region have been seized. About 121,000 residents left the border areas.
The #Chkalovsky military airfield in #Shchyolkovo near #Moscow came under drone attack.
There's no information about possible damage to the airfield.
#Ukraine does not spot additional Belarusian troops being deployed to the border amid #Minsk's claims of reinforcing the border, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii #Demchenko said on Aug. 11.
His statement came a day after Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko ordered reinforcements to be sent to border areas near Ukraine following reports of several drones from Ukraine getting shot down over #Belarus on Aug. 9.
Last night #Ukraine destroyed 53 out of 58 #Shahed drones launched by #Russia
Fearing the further advance of Ukrainian troops, the Russians urgently began the construction of an additional line of defense in the #Kursk region.
Russian "Z" military personnel declare that the Armed Forces of #Ukraine have taken control of the settlement of #Martynivka, #Kursk Oblast #Russia.
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