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🦉 Later, the GUR published

"⚔️ Unique footage of recent successful operations against the russian invaders. The fight continues! 🇺🇦"
⚡️The attack on the Russian military airfield "Khanskaya" was carried out by drones of the SBU, GUR and SSO. There were 57 Russian combat and training aircraft and helicopters at the airport

Among them are Su-34, Su-35 and Mi-8. How many of them were destroyed or damaged is still being determined. But it is already known that there are large-scale fires and detonation at the airfield. Among other things, this is also confirmed by satellite monitoring. Local authorities have announced an evacuation. Russia uses this airfield in the Krasnodar Territory (450 km from the front line) for refueling and missile and bomb strikes on units of the Defense Forces and populated areas of Ukraine.

"The SBU systematically destroys the military potential of the rashists. After each attack, the Russian Federation has fewer and fewer resources to wage war against our state. We are working to ensure that Russia has neither missiles nor aircraft that can strike Ukraine," the SBU said.

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Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina has died while being transferred to Moscow

This information was shared by Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Yurchyshyn. According to him, Roshchina's parents received a notification from Russian authorities. "According to official information from the Russian authorities, this occurred during the transfer from Taganrog to Moscow," Yurchyshyn said. Later, the MP deleted his message.

Roshchina had been out of contact since August 2023 while preparing a report in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of Russia later confirmed that she had been detained and was being held captive.

Roshchina had been reporting on the war in Ukraine since the first days of Russia’s invasion in February 2022, publishing her work in "Ukrainska Pravda," "Hromadske," and "Radio Liberty." In 2022, she was awarded the "Courage in Journalism" prize by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF).

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In a video taken by a Ukrainian surveillance drone, a Kasta 2-E2 radar vehicle (known by NATO as the "Flat Face") is seen in Donbas, moments before it’s struck by a HIMARS missile. According to reports, the missile was a standard guided version rather than the longer-range ATACMS.

The Kasta 2 radar is typically used for low-altitude detection, but now it’s been reduced to debris at ground level.

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Kyiv has scored a significant political victory in Kursk, regardless of whether it remains in the area or decides to withdraw troops in the coming months. This move has exposed Putin's bluff and ridiculed his "red lines" and nuclear threats, according to Foreign Policy.

However, some other strategic goals have been less successful. President Zelensky had hoped that this operation would accelerate the decision to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory using Western-provided cruise missiles. Although the White House has refused to change its stance on this issue, Ukraine's growing domestic long-range capabilities have increasingly inflicted damage on Russian rear positions in recent weeks, further unsettling the Kremlin.

The Kursk operation also aimed to divert Russian resources from the Kremlin's campaign to capture the remainder of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Despite staggering losses, Russia continues to make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, maintaining a steady advance for several months. Ukrainian defenses in the east are gradually buckling under the relentless pressure of Russian attacks, with depleted positions resembling a meat grinder.

Nonetheless, the Kursk operation could contribute to achieving a broader strategic objective. By occupying Russian territory—and if Ukraine can successfully defend that territory—Moscow will find it difficult to claim victory in this war. If Ukrainian troops remain on what is de jure Russian land and the conflict is frozen at the current lines of control, it alters the narrative.

Much of the Western foreign policy perspective hinges on the belief that Ukraine and Russia must eventually negotiate and make concessions to end the war. However, no real efforts have been made by Ukraine's allies or Russia to formulate mutually acceptable terms for a peace agreement.

In the Kursk region, the Ukrainian theory of victory is beginning to take shape, albeit in a conceptual embryonic state. Similar to the many successful prisoner exchanges conducted by Kyiv and Moscow since the war began, the Ukrainians believe they can exchange captured Russian land in the Kursk region for their occupied territories. While they may not obtain Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk, they aim for at least the Kherson region and Zaporizhzhia.

The attack on Russian territory has significantly strengthened Ukraine's position in any future negotiations. Despite the absence of recent elections, Ukraine remains a democratic state, and the number of Ukrainians considering territorial concessions to Russia to end the war is growing. However, these voices remain in the minority, and opinions on what those concessions might entail vary widely. After two and a half years of war, the Ukrainian people are not ready to surrender.

Thus, if capitulation is off the table and a complete military victory for Ukraine still seems unlikely, negotiations based on the mutual exchange of territories may offer a viable path out of this war.

Ukraine's Kursk operation remains under threat, and the course of the war may not favor Kyiv in 2024. However, by occupying Russian land, at least in theory, Kyiv has established a precedent that could—despite numerous setbacks—ultimately lead to an end to the war in its favor.

🇨🇳 Cope cages on Chinese PLA 155mm PLZ-05 howitzers

Russians are not good at firefighting.

😈 Oil depot in Feodosia. Day 4

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The mosquitos are ferocious. Going in.
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The Ukrainian Defense Forces delivered a “precise strike” on a storage facility for Shahed drones in Russia’s Krasnodar region

According to the General Staff, around 400 combat drones were stored at the facility. Secondary explosions were observed on the site following the strike.

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It's hard to hold back tears when you see these family reunions. Thousands of Ukrainians are waiting for their loved ones to return home from military service, even for a short vacation. Many more are waiting for those who remain in russian captivity.

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In other news
Some extremely impressive footage of Israel's iron dome air defence.

I wish Ukraine had iron dome air defence!! 🥺😢

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🇫🇷 France will deliver Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine in the first months of 2025.

These multi-role aircraft are equipped with new technology, including protection against electronic warfare (EW). Ukrainian pilots and mechanics are currently being trained to operate and maintain the Mirage jets.

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OTHER NEWS 🇺🇸⚠️ Traffic fills up on the bridge leaving St. Petersburg, Florida, as residents evacuate while they can before Hurricane Milton impacts.
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“Daddy-daddy, I want to hug you”

A daughter of a fallen Ukrainian soldier in Tyachiv, Zakarpattia Oblast, sings for him for the last time.

Russia killed him.

📹Ivan Tokar/Ukrinform

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Storm shadows that feature US components cannot be used to strike military targets in the russia…

meanwhile russian rockets featuring US components are striking civilian targets in 🇺🇦

Something is massively wrong with our red lines

PS: I understand that it might be impossible to ensure that some US components don't end up in russian rockets. What I don't get is why we demand that 🇺🇦 defends itself with hands tied behind its back.

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