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"Failure of the system." Russian elites perceived the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a blow to Putin's reputation

The breakthrough of Ukrainian military units into the Kursk region and their advance over the course of four days left high-ranking government officials and businessmen close to the Kremlin in a state of shock. At the same time, just recently, representatives of the bureaucratic and business elite were talking about Vladimir Putin organizing military operations in neighboring NATO countries and capturing cities like Narva, Estonia.

"This is a very big blow to the reputation of the Russian authorities, the military, and Putin. Because for two and a half years, Russian territory, with the exception of the occupied territories [in Ukraine], suffered minimal damage. It was only from drones," a major Russian businessman told The Washington Post. — And now it is unclear how many victims there were, there is destruction, and it is obvious that they [the authorities, the military] are not able to stop it quickly.” This is indeed a blow, since it is clear that the leadership received a signal from intelligence, but “measures were not taken,” says political scientist Sergei Markov, close to the Kremlin: “This is a failure of the entire intelligence system, and since Putin is responsible for this, it is clear that this is a blow to Putin.”

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They often remain behind the scenes, but their work is also important.

The golden hands of the masters who bring our Victory closer❗️

⚔ 56 separate motorized infantry Mariupol brigade.

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Good morning Resisters everywhere. It rained just a bit this morning. The Rose of Sharon I planted last year has bloomed. Two flowers. Surprise. It's still quite small, but growing.

Goodnight Resisters everywhere

Ukraine is in Russia now.

Pro Ukrainian Partisans in liberated Sudzha, in the Kursk People's Republic welcome the Armed Forces of Ukraine as liberators.

The armed partisans also confirm to have received weapons and what they need for the fight for freedom against Russian occupation, from Ukraine

Liberation of Kursk!⚡️🇺🇦. @ukrainejournal

In russia, population decline increased by 18% in six months

In russia, in the first half of the year, natural population decline (the excess of deaths over births) amounted to 321,518 people, Rosstat reported.

The number of children born in January-June 2024 decreased to 599.6 thousand from 616.2 thousand for the same period last year.

The number of deaths in the russian Federation in January-June 2024 increased to 921.1 thousand people from 888.7 thousand people in January-June 2023.

Everything is going according to plan.

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Dog on skateboard

Tamara Kolesnyk died as a result of shelling in Mariupol on March 19, 2022. The 90-year-old woman stayed in her apartment until the end, as there was no way to evacuate her from the besieged city.

Tamara Nikolaevna was originally from Russia. She lived in Mariupol for more than 65 years. Here she married a Ukrainian, gave birth to a son. She worked as a school teacher.

"Grandma loved this land, Ukraine, with all her soul. She had a big heart and at the same time was strict and persistent in teaching children," said granddaughter Maria.

Tamara Kolesnyk is survived by her son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

🥹🐈 Rescuers of the State Emergency Service rescued the kittens after the fire.

During the liquidation of the consequences of the fire in the destroyed building, the Ukrainian rescuers heard sounds from the basement. They found and rescued four kittens who were successfully returned to their cat mother.

Video: State Emergency Service.

A video of a Ukrainian strike on a Russian military convoy near Rylsk has emerged.

The Ukrainian strike was carried out at night when the convoy was not moving. Judging by the video, four strikes were carried out.

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These photos are of five-year-old Ruslan and one and a half-year-old Yarik from the village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast. They and their mother were evacuated a few kilometers from the front line by the White Angel police special forces.

On August 5, a large-scale evacuation of families with children from 28 settlements in Donetsk Oblast began. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the police and the State Emergency Service, 1687 children have been evacuated.

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European sports newscaster Eurosport marks Ukrainian Lviv as a part of Russia in a profile of a rhythmic gymnast, representing Ukraine at the Olympics, Mariia Vysochanska.

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Good morning Resisters everywhere. My kitty alarm did not awaken me this morning.

Goodnight Resisters everywhere

A book about President Zelensky was confiscated from a parcel at Sheremetyevo.

The 38-year-old man ordered a book about Zelensky, "Showman," by American journalist Simon Schuster, from Poland. When the parcel arrived at Sheremetyevo, the printed edition was found and confiscated by customs officers:

"The examination confirmed that the book falls into the list of goods prohibited from being moved across the customs border of the EAEU. The information contained in it may harm the state security, political or economic interests of the country and the morality of its citizens," the russian Federal Tariff Service stated.

The man who ordered the book explained that he collects historical literature and purchased the copy for personal use. An administrative case was opened against him for failure to comply with prohibitions and restrictions.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine at the Olympics - some results:

🤼‍♀️ Ukrainian wrestler Oksana Livach lost the "bronze" final at the 2024 Olympics and finished the Olympics with a fourth place. The third place was won by her Japanese rival Yui Susaki.

🏅🥊 Ukrainian Oleksandr Khizhnyak won gold in boxing at the 2024 Olympics.
He won against Kazakh Nurbek Oralbai.

🚣🏼 The Ukrainian kayak four took fourth place in the final of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The team consisted of Oleg Kukharik, Dmytro Danylenko, Igor Trunov and Ivan Semikin. First place went to Germany, second to Australia, and third to Spain.

🥈🤼‍♀️ Ukrainian wrestler Parviz Nasibov won silver at the 2024 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling (weight up to 67 kg).
Nasibov lost to Iranian Said Esmaeli in the final with a score of 5:6. This is Ukraine's third silver at these Games.

🥉🤼‍♀️ Ukrainian wrestler and People's Deputy Zhan Beleniuk won bronze at the 2024 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling (weight up to 87 kg).
Beleniuk defeated Pole Arkadiusz Kulynych with a score of 3:1. This is Ukraine's fourth bronze at these Games. It was Belenyuk's last match — he decided to end his sports career.

🥈🛶 Lyudmila Luzan and Anastasia Rybachok won the silver of the 2024 Olympics in the women's double canoe at a distance of 500 meters. At the same time, the gold belongs to the Chinese national team.
This is the 11th award for Ukraine at this year's Olympic Games in Paris.

🤼‍♀️ Ukrainian wrestler Iryna Kolyadenko reached the final of the 2024 Olympics in freestyle wrestling. She will compete for gold.

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En route to Kursk 👍. @ukrainejournal