The war between Russia and Ukraine reaches its day 902 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 Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Vladimir Putin closes the door a negotiations with kyiv after the invasion of Krusk.
In the meantime the situation in the Russian border regionsand particularly in Kurskes extremely difficultas confirmed by the acting governor of this region, Alexei Smirnov.
A week after the Ministry of Defense Russian assured in notes and communications that “had prevented the enemy from entering Russian territory”, las Ukrainian forces have advanced to a depth of 12 kilometers and the ancho from the front is 40 kilometershe acknowledged.
“There are 28 towns under enemy control” where some 2,000 people live, and their fate is unknown, he said.
He explained that the main difficulty of the clashes lies in what “There is no clear front line, There is no understanding of where the units are located” enemies.
Previously, the Russian military bloggers had informed that in this region is home to difficult-to-trace Ukrainian mobile sabotage groups y capable of creating chaos in the Russian ranksprompting the National Anti-Terrorist Committee to declare an anti-terrorist operation.
The truth is that after In the past seven days, more than 121,000 people have been evacuated and another 60,000 are awaiting relocation in the region, where, according to Smirnov, 12 civilians have been killed and 121 injured.
Meanwhile, the The Ministry of Defense limited itself to reporting in a military report about what repelled seven Ukrainian attacks in the surrounding areas to the city of Sudzhaone of the probable Ukrainian objectives since it contains the gasometer from which Gas is pumped to countries in the European Union via Ukraine.
Ukrainian army claims to control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s Kursk Oblast
Las Ukrainian forces control of thousand square kilometers of territory of the Federation of Russia as part of the incursion in it oblast Kursk borderthe commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirski, announced on Monday.
Sirski made the statement in a video posted on Telegram by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the two men referred explicitly for the first time to the offensive operation launched last week.
Until now there was no official information on the scope of the incursion, which will complete a week this Tuesday, although military analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko estimated last Thursday in statements to the EFE news agency that kyiv had been made until that moment with the control of about 400 square kilometers.
In a message on Telegram, Zelensky reported on Monday on a meeting of the war cabinet in which “defensive actions at the front and operations in the Kursk region” were discussed.
“Among other things, the Minister of Internal Affairs, other government officials and the Security Service of Ukraine were instructed to prepare a humanitarian plan for the territory of the operation.”
Volodímir Zelenski
In an attached video, he can be seen handing the floor to Sirski, who is taking part in the meeting via video conference.
“Mr. President of Ukraine, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, I am continuing the offensive operation on the territory of the Kursk region. At the moment we have under control about a thousand square kilometers of the territory of the Russian Federation.”
Oleksandr Sirski, Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
“The forces are carrying out their assigned tasks, fighting continues practically along the entire front line, the situation is under control,” he added later in another clip in which he appears to refer to the military situation as a whole.
He Ukrainian Army there was kept so far a secrecy almost complete -except for some vague allusions- on the surprise operation launched last week in the southern Russian oblast.
2 years have passed since the war between Russia and Ukraine (HANDOUT / AFP)
Volodymyr Zelensky says Kursk raid is “the disaster of this war” for Russia
Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenskisaid on Tuesday that the raid launched last week at Ukrainian forces in the Russian border region of Kursk supposes he “disaster of this war” for Moscow.
“We can see what is happening to Russia under (President Vladimir) Putin: 24 years ago there was the Kursk disaster, the symbolic beginning of his rule,” he said in his daily address to citizens, referring to the sinking of the Russian submarine of the same name, in which its 118 crew members died.
“And now it is clear what the end is for him. Kursk too. The disaster of this war.”
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
The Ukrainian president also said that this always happens to those who despise people and norms.
“Russia brought war to others, now it is going to its own home. Ukraine has always wanted only peace and we will certainly ensure peace.”
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
Zelensky posted the message shortly after reporting on a meeting of the war cabinet, where he received a report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirsky, on the situation at the front.
Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland (EFE)
Vladimir Putin closes door to negotiations with kyiv after invasion of Krusk
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, hill the door to peace negotiations with kyiv after the Ukrainian incursion which started a week ago in the Russian border region of Kurskwhere the Ukrainian army controls 28 townsy promised that the Russian military to expel enemy forces.
“But what negotiations can we talk about now? With people who are indiscriminately bombing civilians (…), who are seeking to create threats to nuclear facilities?”
Vladimir Putin at a special meeting broadcast on state television on the situation in Krusk
“It is becoming clear why the kyiv regime rejected our proposals to return to negotiations for a peaceful solution, as well as the proposals of interested neutral mediators.”
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
“Apparently, the enemy fulfills the will of its western masters with their helpwhile The West is fighting against us through the Ukrainians (…) and seeks to improve its future negotiating positions,” he added, stressing that “There is nothing to talk about anymore” con Kiev.
At the meeting with the heads of Defense and Security and the governors of the border regions of Belgrade, Briansk y KurskPutin linked the Ukrainian incursion of a attempt to stop the Russian advance in it it is y on from Ukraine.
“This type of action, without a doubt, pursues a primary military objective: stopping the advance of our troops aimed at the complete liberation of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics and the territories of Novorossia (New Russia).”
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
However, he argued that, on the contrary, Russian forces “are advancing along the entire front line.”
“The pace of offensive operations of the Russian Armed Forces, volunteers, veterans, not only did not decrease, but on the contrary, increased”
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
Also questioned the intended demoralizing effect of this raidwhich sought to “sow discord in Russian society, intimidate people, and destabilize the internal political situation.”
In the neighboring regions of Briansk y Belgradethis the last one the most punished throughout the warview with concern the Ukrainian advances in Kursk.
The governor of BrianskAlexandr Bogomaz, told Putin that the situation “is stable” despite the fact that Ukrainian bombings against civilians continuewhile Viacheslav Gladkov, governor of Belgraderegretted a “sudden worsening of the situation” with more Ukrainian artillery, mortar, missile and drone attacks.
Putin responded that “the enemy will continue trying of destabilize the situation in the border zone“He warned that “even if things are relatively calm today, that doesn’t mean they will be the same tomorrow,” and he asked people to be prepared for any scenario.
He also noted that the most important task now is to “drive the enemy out of our territories and, together with the border service, ensure the security of the state border.”
“The enemy will undoubtedly receive a worthy response and all the objectives set will be achieved”
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
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