2024-08-15 18:48:37
Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 minutes get stock for you every evening. Among the strong announcements, the progress on the front and the results of the fight, this is the highlight of this Thursday, August 15, the 904th day of the fight.
The truth of the day
Nine days after launching its attack on Russian territory, Ukraine announced new developments in the Kursk region this Thursday, where Russia for its part said it had captured a village.
Ukrainian army commander Oleksandr Syrsky said on Wednesday an advance of 35 kilometers in depth for a total control of 1,150 km2 and 82 districts, or eight additional districts compared to Wednesday.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his forces had completely “liberated” Sudja, a Russian town of 5,500 inhabitants located around ten kilometers from the border and which represented the first victory of the Ukrainian forces as part of this offensive .
A sign of the Ukrainian military’ intention to establish themselves on the long term, General Syrsky announced the creation of a military administration in the region, responsible for current affairs, logistics and ensuring security.
Taken by surprise at the sight of groups in the Ukrainian city that easily crossed the border, the Russian army has confirmed that it has gathered reinforcements and said this Thursday to retake the village of Kroupets. Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov also reported the allocation of “additional resources” in the Belgorod region, located near Kursk. The situation there is “very poor”, according to its governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov.
The number of days
Five. This is the number of Ukrainians killed by Russian attacks in three regions of southern and eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities announced on Thursday. It must be said that the Russian army is maintaining its pressure and its bombs in the country, especially in the east where most of the fighting is taking place.
Moscow now announced this Thursday the acquisition of the village of Ivanivka, around fifteen kilometers from the city of Pokrovsk, an important logistics hub.
According to Ukrainian army commander Oleksandr Syrsky, the situation on the Eastern and Southern front is “difficult but under control”. On Telegram, the Pokrovsk administration however called on residents, “especially families with children” to evacuate before it’s too late on Wednesday, stressing that the enemy is advancing “at a rapid pace”.
The traditions
The Ukrainian army is using tanks supplied by the United Kingdom in its surprise move into Russian territory, British media reported on Wednesday. The Challenger 2s “entered Russia to participate in the Kursk offensive of Ukraine,” the television channel said Sky News. These British armored vehicles are piloted by Ukrainian soldiers, specifically Sky, which does not yet know how many of these planes are in Russia.
An early supporter of kyiv, the United Kingdom is the first country to send tanks to Ukraine, promising 14 of its Challenger 2s from January 2023.
“Ukraine clearly has the right to defend itself against illegal attacks by Russia, which does not exclude activities in Russia,” the British Defense Ministry, without confirming the information given by Sky and the British media other. “The policies of the British government have not changed,” added the ministry
Today’s issue
« “Ukrainian involvement in the Nord Stream explosions is complete nonsense. These actions have no practical benefit for Ukraine. » »
The words were signed by the advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak. A close friend of Volydmyr Zelensky reacted this Thursday to Ukraine’s accusation of sabotage in September 2022 of Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. THE Wall Street Journal actually said that the former Ukrainian chief of staff, Valery Zalouzhny, had overseen the plan to blow up the pipelines that were still supplying European gas at that time, seven months later despite Russia’s attack on Ukraine. According to the Wall Street JournalUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was informed about the project before he changed and called it quits.
The President’s spokesman noted this Thursday that Ukraine’s involvement in sabotage “could have limited” the aid provided to Kyiv by “European partners”. On the other hand, he described Moscow’s motivations in destroying the gas pipeline as “obvious”. “Russia considers it necessary to destroy Ukraine in a cyclical way, in order to reduce its diplomatic, emotional and informational influence on the European region,” he argued, even if it means “losing the commercial opportunities of the Nord Stream.
The assertions of Wall Street Journal comes a day after revelations in the German press that a judicial investigation carried out in Germany into the extermination was directed to Ukraine, with an arrest warrant recently issued against a professional whistleblower from that country.
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