The war between Russia and Ukraine reaches its day 905 since its beginning on February 24, 2022, when the Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” to free the pro-Russian population from Ukrainian region of Donbas.
Hoy Friday, August 16, 2024, he Ukrainian army forces Russia a evacuate more people from Krusk y show strength in incursion while the Battle in Donbass intensifies.
He Ukrainian military commander claims to have already taken 82 Russian towns within the framework of a surprise offensive that began on August 6.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirski, said that in some areas of Kursk he Ukrainian army managed to advance up to 1.5 kilometers in one day.
Since the beginning of the offensiveUkrainian forces have penetrated 35 kilometers into Russian territory, Sirski reported to the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenskiduring a meeting of the war cabinet.
In this way, kyiv now controls 1,150 square kilometers of Russiasaid Sirski, who also reported the creation of a military command on Russian territory.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Irina Vereshchukannounced that the Government and the Army are working on the possible opening of a humanitarian corridor allowing Russian civilians to seek safety by moving to the Ukrainian border region of Sumi.
Ukrainian authorities also reported the simultaneous capture of more than 100 Russian soldiers, the largest number in one day since the start of the war, according to Ukrainian sources.
Russia Ukraine War Day 905: Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, Russian ally, calls for a ceasefire
The President of Belarus, Alexandr Lukashenkohe Moscow’s main ally in the war in Ukraineonce again called for a ceasefire and an end to the conflict that “neither the Ukrainian people, nor the Russians, nor the Belarusians need.”
“Let’s sit down at the negotiating table and end this fight,” Lukashenko suggested, accusing the West of hindering peace so that “Ukrainians and Russians kill each other.”
Lukashenko had already proposed to Moscow and kyiv to end hostilities and negotiatebut this is the first time it has done so during the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin ruled out negotiations this week with Ukraine following its large-scale attack on one of Russia’s border regions.
Presidents of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and Russia, Vladimir Putin (EFE)
Russian troops arrive in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk region; population urged to evacuate
Las authorities of the Pokrovsk district of Ukrainein the eastern region of Donetsk and under intense assault by Russian forcesthey stated this Friday that The enemy is only 10.5 kilometers away and they reiterated the recommendation to evacuate the area.
Volodymyr Zamotaev, the head of the district administration, whose namesake capital had a population of about 60,000 before the war, told the radio that the situation was now “threatening.”
Las District authorities began mandatory evacuation of minors and their legal guardians last August 7th, but There are still 1,672 children there, said Zamotaev.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, In the district, 681 civilians have died, 17 of them children, while a total of 2,039 have been injured.as he recalled.
The military chief of the town of MirnogradYuri Tretiak, said for his part that in the city, located between Pokrovsk and the front, there are still 20 thousand civilians, a thousand of them children, and he urged people to evacuate more quickly.
According to the morning report of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, in the In the last 24 hours, 144 battles were recorded across the country, including 41 enemy assaults on the Pokrovsk axis.where Russia has been making slow but steady progress in recent days.
The The situation is especially tense on the Pokrovsk front.the conquest of which is one of the main short-term objectives of the Russian command.
As Politico writes today, while “the successes of the unexpected operation in Kursk have boosted kyiv’s morale, Russian troops are counterattacking and seizing more and more territory in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.”
The spokesman for one of the Ukrainian brigades deployed on the Pokrovsk front He told the outlet that kyiv’s forces are now receiving “less ammunition than before” as Russia’s pressure continues to grow.
Russia Ukraine War (HANDOUT / AFP)
Ukraine shows strength in Krusk incursion; prompts evacuations
When ten days have passed, Ukrainian incursion in the Russian region of Kursk, kyiv forces Russia to evacuate more and more towns before the spread of fighting in the areawhile resists with each time greater difficulty in enemy advance in it Donbas.
Las Kursk authorities ordered “mandatory evacuation” of district population Glushkovskireported the acting governor of that entity of the Russian Federation, Alexei Smirnov.
“The regional operations headquarters has decided on the mandatory evacuation of the entire Glushokvski district,” Smirnov wrote on his Telegram channel.
The district of Glushkovskibordering Ukraine, with an area of 850 square kilometers, it is one of the 28 in the Kursk region, and had in 2021before the start of the war in Ukraine, a population of 20 thousand inhabitants.
“Dear compatriots, I ask you to be understanding in the current situation and to follow all the recommendations of the security forces and local authorities,” said the highest regional authority.
On Monday, the acting governor of Kursk, Alexei Smirnov, assured that Some 121,000 people have already been evacuated from border areas with Ukraine and another 60,000 will be moved to safer locations later.
Smirnov also stated that the Ukrainian forces controlled 28 localities in Kursk territorywhere some 2,000 people live, their fate unknown at this time.
For its part, Russia announced the recovery his control about the Krupets village from the Kursk region, as well as the conquest of a new town on the front of the DonbasIvanivka.
Since July, they are already more than 20 locations in the region of Donetsk conquered by Russia, according to war reports from the country’s Ministry of Defense.
The Battle for Donbas intensified in recent weeks and gained more strength after the kyiv attack in Kursk, judging by the reports of the Ukrainian General Staff.
Russian War Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski view Jerson area occupied by Russians (EFE)
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