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⚡Bloomberg: “Kursk is the first time since World War II that another country’s official land army has invaded Russia

Yesterday, Putin, grim-faced, summoned his army and security chiefs for an explanation. Furious Russian military bloggers accused top officials of staggering incompetence.

Ukraine has said nothing about the mission or its purpose. Theories abound, from an attempt to seize territory as a potential bargaining chip in future negotiations with Moscow to a diversionary tactic to relieve pressure on Ukraine’s stretched defenses by drawing Russian forces away from the front lines.

The episode exposes the fragility of Russia’s border defenses, with a growing number of Russian troops fighting directly in Ukraine. It has boosted Ukrainian morale.

And it has also undermined the Kremlin’s carefully crafted image of Putin as a protector of ordinary Russians.

Instead, the war he started in Ukraine is now increasingly spilling over into Russia, where people in border regions live under constant threat of shelling and drone strikes on key industrial sites.

For Ukraine, this is likely to bolster Kyiv's argument that U.S. and European allies should not fear the Kremlin’s threats of escalation, and that Ukraine should be allowed to fight Moscow in any way it sees fit to hasten the end of the war.”

⚡️ Today, Internet resources of the Kursk region of russia were subjected to a massive DDoS attack. As a result, many services failed and are temporarily unavailable.

"Specialists from the regional Ministry of Digital Development and Communications are making every effort to restore the functionality of the resources of the Kursk Region Administration as soon as possible", the enemy regional administration reports.

Good morning Resisters everywhere. 63⁰ here. Delightful.

Another incredible victory for Ukraine🥊🇺🇦

In the final of the Olympic boxing tournament (up to 80 kg), Ukrainian Oleksandr Khyzhniak defeated Nurbek Oralbay from Kazakhstan with a score of 3:2, securing his first-ever gold medal.

This is Ukraine’s third gold medal at the 2024 Olympics.

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Rest in Peace Viktor

Viktor Kotsar, 58, lived in the village of Yevhenivka in the Mykolaiv region. He worked as a reinforcer.

He was an active member of a dance group, drama, pop and brass bands, and the Kozatskyi Predzvyn male folk ensemble.

In his spare time, he loved to fish and go hunting with his friends.

Viktor was a member of a volunteer unit of hunters and residents of the village of Yevhenivka.

On 12 March 2022, Viktor Kotsar was killed while holding back an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group of fifteen people in a cordoned-off area.

At first, the man was reported missing. Only on 28 April 2022, after a lengthy search in the then-occupied territory, his body was found 50 metres from Viktor's position.

The man is survived by his wife, two adult sons and grandchildren.

Situation in Kursk, air alarm is audible.

@Ukraine_Report ~ 4rrasoe 🇮🇩❤️🇺🇦🔱

⚫ Some Israeli Officials believe that Iran is beginning to get “Cold Feet” and is now Reconsidering a Major Response against Israel, due to the possibility of it causing a Full-Scale Region War that they couldn’t Win; however, its also believed that Hezbollah is getting Impatient with Iran, and may soon launch their own Unilateral Attack on Israel.

... Hezbollah will attack (the wrong move) !
Iran will stand behind, supporting them, waiting for a better opportunity! ...

Kitten rescue after a bombing.

🟠 This is the letter that Michael D. Higgins, the President of Ireland, writes to the so-called reformist President of the Islamic Republic, which stands as one of the most egregious capitulations to evil by any Western leader in recent memory. It is a slap in the face to anyone who values truth, decency, and the plight of the Iranian people.

Mashi Alijad

⚡️ Russian troops once again did not abandon their own

At the Olympics, canoeist Anastasia Rybachok was forced to censor the inscription "I am Ukrainian" on her boat, BGV Group reported.

According to the company, the International Canoe Federation saw these words as signs of propaganda. Anastasia herself and the Ukrainian Canoe Federation have not yet commented on the situation.

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Azov soldier Ishchenko died in Russian captivity due to multiple fractures and blunt force trauma to his chest.

The deputy commander of the Azov brigade published the results of a forensic medical examination and a certificate of cause of death.

The documents indicate that the death was caused by multiple rib fractures, shock, and a closed blunt chest injury as a result of "contact with a blunt object."

@liveukraine_media

Zinnias are doing well

Goodnight Resisters everywhere

A teenager was eliminated again as part of the Russian Armed Forces: he recently turned 18 years old

Vitaly Zubkov was born on May 25, 2006 and signed a contract with the Russian army. At the end of July it became known about his end.

As the Ukrainian project “Don’t wait for me from Ukraine” writes, Zubkov could not serve in the army for medical reasons, but his girlfriend was able to negotiate with the regiment to accept the guy for a contract. The teenager was given the call sign “Ambal”: the recruit’s height, according to the search guide, is 154 cm.

Enterprising girl - send your boyfriend to war, get the 100k rubles bonus...rinse and repeat.

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Footage from a Ukrainian soldier riding on a BMP-2, filming what remains of the village of Terny in teh Donetsk region. @ukrainejournal

💥 There has been a powerful arrival in Kyiv According to unconfirmed information, Iskander missiles hit a certain underground bunker in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital, where high-ranking Ukrainian officers were allegedly located.

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Unitree Go 2 Pro Dog Robot Deployed in Toretsk Direction

In the Toretsk direction, soldiers from the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade are actively utilizing the Unitree Go 2 Pro dog robot for reconnaissance during urban battles.

The life of Volodymyr Maslov was taken by a Russian attack on the city of Toretsk in Donetsk region. On June 26, 2024, the enemy shelled a residential multi-story building on Lisniy Street. His wife Valentina died nearby.

Volodymyr was 67 years old. He was born in the city of Dzhankoy in the Crimea. In childhood, the family moved to Donetsk region. Volodymyr got married here. He worked in the separate unit "Southern mine".

He loved to read books about the development of the soul, in his spare time he did various types of gymnastics, and also meditated. Together with his wife Valentina, he lived in marriage for 44 years.

"My father had golden hands and a very kind soul. He is our home psychologist, caring and loving. He always helped people with advice and deed, knew how to listen and support," said daughter Inna Kravchenko.

Volodymyr Maslov is survived by his daughter Inna, son Serhiy, granddaughters Yana and Veronika, brother Anatoliy.