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Mayor of Sudzha calls not to believe the reports of Ukrainian propaganda about the 'capture' of the city
2024-08-11
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kursk II

[Regnum] Ukrainian formations failed to capture the city of Sudzha in the Kursk region, statements about this are lies and Kiev propaganda. This was stated on August 10 by the city's mayor Vitaly Slashchev.

“Sudzha is ours, don’t believe Ukrainian propaganda,” Gazeta.Ru quoted him as saying.

The mayor also called for “not to sow panic.”

As reported by the Regnum news agency, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) began attacks on the Kursk region on August 6. The Ministry of Defense announced on August 7 that the Russian army did not allow the enemy to break through into Russian territory.

On August 9, the official representative of the Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that Russian troops had stopped attempts by Ukrainian troops to break through deep into the country's territory in the Kursk region. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 945 fighters in this direction.

The Defense Ministry also reported that Russian aviation and missile forces struck reserves of Ukrainian militants in the Sumy region. The Russian army also struck the Ukrainian Armed Forces' manpower and equipment in the settlements of Darino, Gogolevka, Melovoy, Nikolsky and on the western outskirts of Sudzha. The department also reported that the Russian Armed Forces are building up forces conducting active combat operations with Ukrainian militants in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.

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Counter-terrorist operation regime declared in Kursk region

The authorities of the Kursk region are introducing a counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime in the region, said Acting Governor Alexey Smirnov.

He clarified that this is due to the increased level of sabotage and terrorist threat from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

“Due to the increased level of sabotage and terrorist threats from Ukraine, a counter-terrorist operation regime has been introduced in the Kursk region,” the acting head of the region wrote on his Telegram channel.

Earlier, the counter-terrorist operation regime began to operate for the same reason in the Bryansk region.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, on August 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to break through to the territory of the Kursk region. The Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian troops prevented the enemy from advancing deeper.

On August 7, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, during a report to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that Kiev had sent up to a thousand militants to attack the Kursk region.

On August 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian army is building up forces that are actively fighting with Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.

Posted by:badanov

#3  ^ Notice the guy poking out the top was Michael Dukakis?
Posted by: Frank G   2024-08-11 13:02  

#2  So the videos of Ukrainian troops standing in front of the town hall and the captured T-72 with a huge Ukrainian flag and a loudspeaker with gangster rap blaring as it drives down your street are deepfakes?
Posted by: DarthVader   2024-08-11 12:55  

#1  The Ukrainian advent of the Scythian attack tactics against a larger foe in many ways.
Posted by: Glavinter Peacock7962   2024-08-11 09:49  

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