During World War II, Kursk was occupied by Germany between 4 November 1941 – 8 February 1943. In July 1943, the Germans launched Operation Citadel in an attempt to recapture Kursk. During the resulting Battle of Kursk, the village of Prokhorovka near Kursk became the center of a major armoured engagement – the Battle of Prokhorovka – between Soviet and German forces, which is widely considered to have been one of the largest tank battles in history. Operation Citadel was the last major German offensive against the Soviet Union.
This is the time for an enterprising Russian general to take out Putin. _________________ On Lakersground, a concern troll is someone who is a fan of another team, but pretends to be a Lakers fan with "concerns".
“Currently, radiation levels are within norm,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X which included a video. “As long as the Russian terrorists maintain control over the nuclear plant, the situation is not and cannot be normal.”
“Since the first day of its seizure, Russia has been using the Zaporizhzhia NPP only to blackmail Ukraine, all of Europe, and the world,” he added.
⚡BREAKING: Statement by President Putin:
"One week into the Enemy's criminal invasion into our country and NOT ONE CONDEMNATION from world leaders. Do they not have eyes? Or do they not care about the dead littering the streets when they're russian bodies?"
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⚡BREAKING: Statement by President Putin:
"One week into the Enemy's criminal invasion into our country and NOT ONE CONDEMNATION from world leaders. Do they not have eyes? Or do they not care about the dead littering the streets when they're russian bodies?"
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Putin seeking sympathy after murdering hundreds of thousands of his own citizens... flattening whole cities in Ukraine.. blowing up dams.. lighting Nuclear Reactor facilities on fire.. raping women/men/children/
How did such a giant nation get taken over by these people. "Leave Ukraine to secure your peace" Never dawns on them?
"Vladimir Putin committed suicide on August 30, 2024 after being hunted by Ukranian Troops storming The Kremlin"
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) were in Ukraine today and reveal in new statement that they’ll introduce legislation in September that would codify Biden’s bilateral security agreement with Ukraine.
Yeah, that was certainly one of the primary operational objectives of the attack. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
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Fwiw, whether you believe it was by design or just Ukrainian exploitation of the fact, the US restrictions on weapons use is what functionally set up the Kursk incursion. Because they allowed strikes on airfields and air defense targets, the Russians moved a lot of their defenses backward to cover strategic targets, but since it wasn’t a blanket permission, they used the opportunity to move experienced troops off the border and into Ukraine. And because of the recent karkhiv push by Russia (which ironically did so to pull UKR reserves off other fronts)it was considered reasonable for UKR to move a large concentration of troops into the Kharkiv and Sumy region.
The upshot is that the ukranians had a huge troop advantage and a thinly defended Russian presence in Kursk and belgorad with minimal air defenses. Recipe for a surprise assault. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
The soldiers in the 29-second video, shown in a building marked with the logo of Russian gas concern Gazprom (GAZP.MM), opens new tab, said they were also in control of the town of Sudzha.
"The town is controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the town is calm, all buildings are intact," a soldier in the video said.
"The strategic Gazprom facility is under the control of the 99th mechanised battalion of the 61st separate steppe brigade. Wishing everyone a peaceful sky."
Reuters could not immediately verify the video and the General Staff of the Ukrainian military had no comment.
Ukraine's military -- and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy -- have adopted a policy of strict silence concerning the armed incursion into Kursk region.
New: Ukraine has conducted the “biggest attack” on Russian airfields since the war began, with drones targeting four Russian airfields overnight, a source at the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told CNN. The SBU source told CNN, the drones attack was a joint operation between SBU, AirForce, Special Forces, UAV Center of Ukrainian Armed Forces the Defense intelligence. They also said airfields in Russia’s Voronezh, Kursk, Savasleyka and Borisoglebsk were targeted.
I’m shocked he took his lips off Trump’s ass to defy him in such a brazen way. He better stay away from windows in high places. _________________ HARRISWALZ2024
During World War II, Kursk was occupied by Germany between 4 November 1941 – 8 February 1943. In July 1943, the Germans launched Operation Citadel in an attempt to recapture Kursk. During the resulting Battle of Kursk, the village of Prokhorovka near Kursk became the center of a major armoured engagement – the Battle of Prokhorovka – between Soviet and German forces, which is widely considered to have been one of the largest tank battles in history. Operation Citadel was the last major German offensive against the Soviet Union.
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Another volcano nearby in Kamchatka erupted in November. _________________ On Lakersground, a concern troll is someone who is a fan of another team, but pretends to be a Lakers fan with "concerns".
Not a surprise. Russia still has the most sophisticated anti-aircraft systems in the world.
They aren’t the game changer they can and might be YET. There are only a tiny number of them delivered and operating, and much of their effect thus far has been defensive. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
He needs a Plan B in case Trump wins. _________________ On Lakersground, a concern troll is someone who is a fan of another team, but pretends to be a Lakers fan with "concerns".
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