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☆ Ukraine says it destroyed glide bombs at a Russian air base that aircraft fly out of to bomb the front lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkrainian forces used long-range drones to attack a key Russian airbase overnight, destroying warehouses that stored fuel, ammunition, and highly destructive glide bombs. It appeared to mark Ukraine's latest long-range strike on an important military installation inside Russia. To work around these restrictions, Kyiv has relied heavily on locally produced, long-range attack drones to wage a monthslong campaign targeting Moscow's military and energy facilities. AdvertisementGlide bombs are dumb bombs that are equipped with special kits to turn them into precision-guided munitions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia used more than 750 glide bombs in a single week earlier this month.

Persons: —, 8SgIMVpQ1f, mXqoVmxVVC, Yaroslav Trofimov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Security Service, Ukraine, Business, Special Operations Forces, Russian Air Force, BI, Ministry of Defense, Russia Locations: Russia's Volgograd, Russia, Volgograd, Ukraine, Russian, Marinovka

☆ Ukraine carries out one of the largest-ever drone attacks on Moscow as Kursk incursion continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian soldiers prepare a vehicle adapted to fire helicopter shells as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, Aug. 19, 2024. Ukraine carried out one of the largest-ever drone attacks against Moscow on Wednesday, as Kyiv continues to launch counteroffensives on Russian soil. Russia's Defense Ministry said it destroyed 45 Ukrainian drones overnight, of which 11were over Moscow, according to a Google-translated update on Telegram. "This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow with drones ever. CNBC has reached out to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin Organizations: Moscow, Russia's Defense Ministry, Russian, CNBC, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Toretsk, Kyiv, Moscow

☆ Ukraine keeps gaining ground in its push into Russia, with 74 settlements under its control, commander says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine has continued its push into Russia's Kursk region with 74 settlements under its control, according to its commander-in-chief. Syrskyi said his forces controlled 74 settlements in Russia's Kursk region as of Tuesday. Syrskyi also said that on Tuesday alone Ukrainian forces advanced another 1.3 miles and took control of more than 15 square miles of additional Russian territory, Ukrainian outlet The Kyiv Independent reported. It wasn't certain exactly how the Ukrainian side was defining the 74 settlements it claimed to control. AdvertisementMedics provide assistance in a vehicle in Russia's Kursk region on Sunday.

Persons: —, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, ISW, Zelensky, Anatoliy Zhdanov, John Kirby, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Ukrainian, Business, Independent, REUTERS, France's AFP, Institute for, Sunday, Kommersant, BBC Locations: Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Ukrainian, Russian, Sumy region, Russia, Kursk

☆ One of Ukraine's main goals in invading Russia appears to be working
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's invasion of the province of Kursk last week took Russia by surprise. Analysts told Business Insider that one of Ukraine's core aims in the operation is to divert Russian troops from the front line in Ukraine. Related storiesIt said that Russia could be diverting troops from units in Donetsk intended to relieve or reinforce front-line units. BI has been unable to confirm reports of the redeployments, and it is unknown exactly how many Russian troops may have been diverted to fight Ukraine's Kursk incursion. AdvertisementFor months, Ukraine's forces have been losing ground to Russia in a grinding war of attrition.

Persons: —, Dmytro Lykhoviy, Lykhoviy, Ukraine's, Volodymyr Zelesnkyy Organizations: Service, Business, POLITICO, BI Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kursk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Ukraine's, Ukrainian, US, Russian, Donetsk, Kharkiv Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Baltic, Kaliningrad, Ukraine's Kursk

☆ Ukraine's attack took perfect advantage of Russia's internal dysfunction, where nobody was in charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia's convoluted military structures likely hindered its ability to defend Kursk, experts say. Ukraine "knew where to press" to exploit its dysfunction, defense expert Dara Massicot wrote. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementUkraine exploited the disorganization of Russia's border defenses to make its surprise attack on Kursk, according to expert analyses.

Persons: Dara Massicot, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Ukraine, Kursk

☆ Ukraine said it shot down a $36 million Su-34 bomber jet inside Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine downed a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Kursk amid an ongoing territorial push. The Su-34, worth around $36 million, is Russia's most efficient fighter bomber with advanced tech. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Business Insider could not independently verify the video. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Su, — Organizations: Service, Defense, Staff, Newsweek, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Kursk

☆ A Russian lawmaker says the military knew Ukraine was planning to hit Kursk, but everyone was told 'not to panic' because 'those above know better'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's shock incursion into Russia's Kursk region didn't come as a complete surprise to Russia's military. Russian lawmaker Andrey Gurulyov said the military was warned about the attack a month ago. "But from the top came the order not to panic and that those above know better," he said. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementUkraine caught the world by surprise when it attacked Russia's Kursk region last week, but a Russian lawmaker says the country's military knew about the planned incursion a month before it happened.

Persons: Andrey Gurulyov, —, Russia's, Vladislav Shurygin Organizations: Service, State Duma, The New York Times, Business Locations: Russia's Kursk, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Ukraine kept the West in the dark about its invasion of Russia until after it struck: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region appears to have surprised its Western allies. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . It is now more than a week since Ukrainian forces launched a surprise attack on the Russian border region. The attack has been marked by a thick fog of war that — according to Bloomberg's reporting — also affected Ukraine's Western supporters.

Persons: — Organizations: Intel, NATO, Bloomberg, Service, Business Locations: Russia's Kursk, Ukraine, Russian, Kursk

☆ The shock Ukrainian invasion of Kursk has the Kremlin pulling some troops out of Ukraine to defend Russia, per reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine launched a shock counter-invasion into Russia last week. US officials told the Wall Street Journal that Russia is withdrawing troops from Ukraine in response. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia is withdrawing some of its troops from Ukraine in response to Ukraine's counter-invasion into Russia that started last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed US officials. US officials told the Journal it was still unclear how many troops Russia was pulling back from Ukraine.

Persons: — Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, Wall Street, Politico, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Politico Europe, Kursk

☆ Ukraine's surprise incursion leaves Putin scrambling to save face — and his territory
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Things seemed to be going so well for Vladimir Putin — at home and on the battlefield. Now Russia is the battlefield, after Ukraine’s stunning assault across the border turned the tables on Putin’s war and left his army scrambling to retake its own land. Putin convened a meeting with governors from the border regions as well as top defense and security officials on Monday. “One of the justifications that he routinely uses for the invasion of Ukraine is the security of the Russian state. The fact that Ukraine has launched this incursion into Russian territory, I think, is absolutely humiliating for him,” Fraser told NBC News.

Persons: Vladimir Putin —, Putin, Gavriil, ”, Callum Fraser, ” Fraser, “, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Kremlin, Royal United Services Institute, NBC News, Kyiv Locations: Russia, It’s, Russian, Ukraine’s, Russia’s, London, Ukraine, Kursk

☆ Now is the perfect time for Ukraine to be experimenting with ways to catch Russia by surprise, war analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

While it waits to amass the ammunition, manpower, and resources to launch a large-scale, well-timed counteroffensive, Ukraine should experiment with ways to take the initiative and gain momentum, war analysts say. "Ukrainian forces," they argued, "are very unlikely to be able to initiate significant counteroffensive operations in 2024 and into 2025." Such a strategy isn't necessarily new for Ukraine, which has repeatedly found ways to deal unexpected blows to Russian forces despite a grueling ground fight. "It will also protract the war and dramatically increase its costs to Ukraine and to Ukraine's supporters," they said. "Ukraine should thus seek every possible way of restoring maneuver to this war as soon as possible, daunting though that task appears."

Persons: —, AEI's Frederick Kagan, ISW's Kimberly Kagan, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Russia, Business, American Enterprise Institute and Institute, Washington DC, Russian Ministry of Defense, Getty, MIC, REUTERS Kyiv, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kursk, Russian, Anadolu, Kharkiv, Moscow, Sudzha, IZ.RU

☆ Ukraine wants more negotiating power as forces advance into Russia, humiliating Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Ukrainian servicemen operate a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 12, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Sunday that it was designed "to put pressure on the aggressor Russia" and to push "the war into the aggressor's territory." Russian official Alexei Smirnov, the acting governor of the Kursk region, told a solemn-looking Putin via videoconference Monday that Ukraine controlled 28 settlements. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War said geolocated footage suggests Ukraine controls a higher number of around 40 settlements, as of Monday. Russia caught off guardPresident Putin vowed on Monday a "worthy response" to Ukraine's border raid, just as 11,000 more civilians were evacuated in Kursk's neighboring region Belgorod, due to "enemy activity."

Persons: Roman Pilipey, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Alexei Smirnov, Putin, Gavriil Grigorov, Kostiantyn Liberov, Liberov Organizations: Afp, Getty, CNBC, Institute for, Sputnik, Ukrainian, United, Reuters, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Anadolu, Employees, Russian Emergencies Ministry Locations: Soviet, Sumy, Russia, Ukraine, Roman, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Kursk, Russian, Novo, Ogaryovo, Moscow, Kherson, Kharkiv, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Kursk's, Belgorod, Kursk Oblast, Oryol

☆ The White House offered Putin a way to stop the Kursk invasion: 'Get the hell out of Ukraine'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The White House clapped back at Putin over Ukraine's shock incursion into Russia. Russia is scrambling to respond to Ukraine seizing swathes of its Kursk region. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe White House offered a blunt response to President Vladimir Putin on Monday amid Ukraine's ongoing attack on the Russian region of Kursk.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, John Kirby, Putin Organizations: Putin, Service, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kursk, Russian, National

☆ Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows it's learned not to tease its big offensives before going in for the kill
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The New York Times' report on the prelude to the bold, cross-border attack gives a glimpse at Ukraine's emphasis on secrecy this time. AdvertisementMost notably, Ukraine's leaders largely kept mum about the offensive even days after reports emerged that Kyiv's troops were pushing miles deep into Kursk. The Times' latest report described how Ukraine's researchers had started studying past campaigns after the failures of 2023. AdvertisementIn Kursk, Russian forces look like they've been caught off guard. Ukraine is reported to have broken through defensive lines along several positions, saying on Monday that it's seized 28 villages.

Persons: —, it's, Artem, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Kremlin, Business, New York Times, The Times, Times Locations: Kursk, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Crimea

☆ From 'the greatest salesman' to 'very honorable': Trump changes tack on Ukraine's president
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, on July 23, 2019. Trump corrected himself, MSNBC reported at the time, saying that he "likes" Zelenskyy — before returning to his critique of the Ukrainian leader. Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. Michael Ciaglo | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesReferring to the war in Ukraine, Trump concluded that he'd "settle" the crisis during his post-election presidential period.

Persons: Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, Saul Loeb, Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Hennadii, Trump, Zelenskyy, that's, Michael Ciaglo, Kamala Harris Organizations: Ukrainian, United Nations General Assembly, Afp, Getty, Green, Deal, White, Republicans, Democrats, MSNBC, Republican, Montana State University, House, Democratic, Trump, New York Times, Siena College, U.S, Democratic Party, Military Command, State Border Guard Service, Military, Anadolu Locations: New York, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, U.S, Bozeman , Montana, Volyn, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Chernihiv, Volyn Oblast

☆ Russia left 'mainly kids' and conscripts to defend its borders, Ukrainian soldier says after surprise attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian soldiers broke through the Russian border last week in a surprise attack. A Ukrainian soldier told The Wall Street Journal that Russian troops in the area were inexperienced. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The deputy commander of a squad involved in the offensive told The Wall Street Journal that they had anticipated more resistance from Russian troops.

Persons: — Organizations: Russian, Wall Street Journal, Service, Business Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Kursk, Russia, Ukraine, Russia's Kursk

☆ Ukraine is extending its record of flipping the script on Russia through innovation and audacity
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewFor months, Ukraine had been on the back foot in its war against Russia, with the Kremlin's forces slowly winning control of new territory. But last week, Ukraine turned the dynamic of the war on its head, launching an audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk province. However, the training provided by Ukraine's Western allies gave Ukraine the capacity to surprise and outmaneuver Russia. It's unclear exactly how Ukraine managed to take Russia by surprise with its Kursk attack. Military experts said that Ukraine had also exploited the sluggishness and rigidity of Russian military commanders, who scrambled to devise an effective response to the attack.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, It's, Russia's, Jacob Parakilas, they've, it's Organizations: Service, Russia, Kremlin, Business, Black, Rand Corp, Soviet, Economist, Forbes, New York Times, Military Locations: Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, Soviet, Donbas, Crimea, Kyiv, Kursk

☆ Moscow and Kyiv trade barbs over nuclear plant fire as tempers flare over Ukraine's ongoing incursion
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

A fire broke out Sunday in Europe's largest nuclear power plant, located in southern Ukraine, with Ukraine and Russia trading blame over the incident. "As long as Russian terrorists retain control of the nuclear power plant, the situation is not and cannot be normal. A view of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on June 15, 2023. He said he had met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin who had "clearly indicated increasing vigilance and attention to strategic infrastructure facilities, which include the nuclear power plant." International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors are seen at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on June 15, 2023.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zaporizhzhia, Zelenskyy, Olga Maltseva, Yevgeny Balitsky, Balitsky, Vladimir Putin, Alexei Smirnov, Roman Pilipey, Putin Organizations: Anadolu, Getty, Zaporizhzhya NPP, Afp, NATO, CNBC, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, AFP, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Institute for, Kremlin, AP Locations: Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Russia, Anadolu, Moscow, Kyiv, Russian, Enerhodar, Europe, Zaporizhia, Kursk, Kursk Oblast, Soviet, Sumy, Ukrainian, Sudzha

☆ Here is what Ukraine probably wants from its wild assault on Russian territory
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewUkraine has surprised the world with its attack on Kursk, a rare ground invasion of Russian soil. As of Monday, the Kremlin announced that Ukrainian troops had advanced almost 19 miles into the western Russian region. In a public meeting that afternoon, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his military to purge Ukrainian troops from Kursk. Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the London-based Royal United Services Institute, assessed on Monday that some Russian troops had been moved from within Ukraine, but the scale is unclear. He said this would likely only be incidental to Ukraine's main strategic goal in the Kursk attack.

Persons: —, Patrick Bury, Vladimir Putin, We're, Matthew Ford, Ford, Matthew Savill, Savill, Russia's, West, Ukraine —, Bury, we've, they've, Putin, Vladimir, Peter Dickinson Organizations: Service, UK's University of Bath, Kremlin, Business, Agence France, Presse, BI, UK's University of Sussex, Royal United Services Institute, West Ford, Ukraine, Pentagon, Trump, Atlantic, Moscow Times Locations: Ukraine, Kursk, Russian, Russia, Kyiv, London, Kharkiv

☆ Ukraine exposed Russia's sluggish military command with its Kursk invasion, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussian military commanders are facing criticism over their botched response to Ukraine's audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region. In a Telegram post on Friday, Russian military expert Vladislav Shurygin said that Ukraine had exposed serious problems with Russia's command. The Russian military has made slow but incremental progress in its campaign in the Donetsk region of east Ukraine recently, tempering criticism. Ukraine's Kursk incursion, though, has renewed questions about the effectiveness of Russia's military command, which, according to a March Congressional report, is often excessively rigid and slow to react to developments. AdvertisementThe Russian military is still attempting to drive back the Ukrainian invasion, with reports of fighting in the towns of Tolpino and Obshchy Kolodez.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Vladislav Shurygin, Sergei Markov, Markov, Putin, Rainer Saks, Ukraine's Organizations: Service, Business, Kremlin, CNN, Washington Post Locations: Russia's Kursk, Ukraine, Kursk, Russian, Russia, US, Estonian, Donetsk, Ukraine's Kursk, Tolpino

☆ Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIn under a week, Ukrainian forces have captured around 1,000 square kilometers in their surprise offensive into Russia, Kyiv's top commander said on Monday. The amount of Russian territory that Ukraine has seized in a matter of days — roughly 386 square miles — is almost as much as Moscow has captured in Ukraine this year. Advertisement"As of now, we control about 1,000 square kilometers of the territory of the Russian Federation. According to Mitch Belcher, a geospatial analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, which tracks battlefield movements and developments, Russian forces occupied around 108,163 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory on December 31. "We assess that Russian forces have occupied an additional 1,175 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory thus far in 2024," he told BI on Monday.

Persons: —, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, Mitch Belcher, Vladimir Putin, John Kirby, Biden, Ryan Pickrell Organizations: Service, Business, Russian Federation, Ukrainian, REUTERS, Institute for, Sputnik, Kremlin, White, National Security Council Locations: Russia, Kyiv's, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia's Kursk, Kyiv, Russian, Ukraine's Sumy, Kursk, Kremlin, Kursk Oblast

☆ She grew up in Ukraine, studied accounting, and joined the army. But since Russia invaded, she did a hard career pivot — twice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kuzmina, 32, is training to be an electrician in Kamianske, a city in eastern Ukraine. Because of worker shortages in fields like driving, mechanical work, and road work, the Ukrainian government launched a program that provides women with training vouchers. But Ukrainian women must still contend with employers and even family members who aren't always on board with more women taking traditionally male jobs. But soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Kuzmina's commander disbanded the unit because of a lack of resources. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last month that Russia had damaged or destroyed more than half of Ukraine's power generation.

Persons: —, aren't, Kuzmina, Yuliia Kuzmina, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yana Lukashuk, Lukashuk, Olga Kupets, Kupets, shubhangigoel@insider.com Organizations: Service, Business, Army, Ukrainian Army, Donbas Battalion, Kuzmina's, Locals, Kyiv School of Economics Locations: Kamianske, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Torestsk, Kyiv, Soviet

☆ Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The unprecedented assault began on Tuesday, when up to 1,000 troops entered the Kursk region, according to Russian reports. In Ukraine, the country continues to battle Russia on domestic fronts, including a deadly air attack early Sunday on Kyiv. Belarus, a staunch ally of Russia, has also sent more troops to its border with Ukraine and said Saturday that Ukrainian drones had violated its airspace. Top Russian general Valery Gerasimov boasted last week that Ukrainian troops had been stopped, but Russia is yet to report pushing Kyiv’s forces back across the border. APBut advances into Russia come at a time when Ukrainian forces continue to struggle on several longstanding conflict zones inside its own borders.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenksyy, Igor Kutsak, HANDOUT, Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Valery Gerasimov, Aleksei Smirnov, Vitaliy Klitschko, ”, Andriy Yermak Organizations: Kremlin, Moscow, Kyiv, Getty, Federal, Terrorism, Ukrainian, Air Locations: Russia’s, Kursk, Ukraine, Russia, AFP, Russian, Belarus, Kyiv, Korean, Pyongyang, Moscow

☆ Ukraine is striking targets hundreds of miles inside Russia for 3 key reasons, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While the news grabbed headlines, it was not the first time that Ukraine has reportedly targeted sites deep within Russia. AdvertisementUkraine does not currently have permission to use long-range guided weapons such as the ATACMS to hit such targets inside Russia. While striking targets so far from the frontline may be seen as Ukraine spreading itself rather thinly, such attacks have three key benefits, experts told BI. "Russia has already adapted its air defense posture following previous drone strikes and reportedly has stood up mobile counter-UAS [unmanned aircraft system] teams. Russia's S-400 is one of its most advanced air defense systems.

Persons: —, Mark Cancian, Cancian, Justin Bronk, Moscow's pocketbook, John Hardie, Hardie, hasn't, Bronk Organizations: Service, Business, Ukraine's Security Service, International Security, Centre, Strategic, International Studies, Stringer, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Ukraine, Royal United Services Institute, Russia, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Bloomberg, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Murmansk, Russia, Astrakhan, Bashkortostan, Moscow

☆ Kursk incursion: Putin sends reinforcements to battle Ukraine's Russia attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

It is a village in Kursk, across the border in southern Russia. Destroyed Russian military vehicles in Oktyabrskoye village, Kursk. “That’s very significant.”Russia’s defense ministry has boasted that Ukrainian troops had been stopped, but has yet to report pushing Kyiv’s forces back across the border. Military command said that some 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, backed by tanks and military vehicles, were involved in the initial attack. It shared videos showing columns of heavy armor headed toward Kursk, and Russian jets bombing what it said were Ukrainian troops and equipment on Russian territory.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, Ukraine tightlipped, ” Frank Ledwidge, “ Organizations: NBC News, Kremlin, Ukraine, Reuters, England’s University of Portsmouth Locations: Ukraine, Kursk, Russia, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russian, Oktyabrskoye, Kremlin Russian, British

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