Zelenskyy responds to claims of Ukrainian operation in Russia's Belgorod Oblast

A total of five attacks were carried out by the enemy during the day,

the ministry said

This is a method of information warfare—the enemy claims that it is there before it has entered. I do not confirm the information that Russia entered the settlements of Stepovoye, Mali Shcherbaky, or Shcherbaky and took them under control."

Voloshyn said

Fierce fighting continues in this area. The enemy is trying to change the configuration of the combat line in its favor. In total, six combat engagements were registered in the Orikhiv sector over the last day. The day before yesterday, there were 19.

He added

Michael Kofmaninternational Peace senior fellow

Kursk was always going to be difficult to hold,

said Michael Kofman, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

All the experienced guys in Kursk will be waiting for them on Ukrainian soil.”

Plus, he added

Russia controlled Ukrainian logistic lines going into Kursk,

said Konrad Muzyka, director of the Poland-based Rochan defense consultancy

We’ve found their maps: hand-drawn, extremely detailed,

said Artem, a soldier in Sumy who is familiar with the Kursk operation

Without North Korean troops, Russia cannot even hold onto its own territories with its own army,

said Ruslan Mykula, the co-founder of Deep State

We are talking about well-trained and well-motivated soldiers in one particular place,

said the lawmaker, who isn’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter

We held on for as long as we could,

the soldier said, describing escape routes that fell under heavy fire

They will have to choose: Either they focus on establishing a buffer zone, securing some kind of political victory, or they reinforce their existing offensive axes to increase the territory they control and use that as leverage in negotiations,

he said

In recent days, the attacks on this settlement have not stopped and Russian forces are trying to take full control of it,

DeepState reported

The Americans are lying if they say we had everything we needed for defence,

one says

A video has emerged of five Ukrainian prisoners in Kursk being executed... Those executions are not random. We know Russian commanders are ordering their men to execute Ukrainian prisoners and the number of such executions is growing.”

The colonel said

So nobody believes Putin’s promises to spare lives and you can expect that Ukrainian soldiers will put up fierce resistance,

he added

Ukrainian forces are still fighting hard and holding positions to the northwest and west of Sudzha. They will fight as long as possible because we still hope to use the remaining Russian territory we hold to trade for Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine in any future negotiations.”

He said

We continue to hold positions on the Kursk front,

said Boroda, the assault platoon commander

It was a mix of organized and chaotic retreat,

Boroda said

The Kursk operation is essentially over

Andrii, a Ukrainian intelligence officer fighting in Kursk, put it more bluntly ... he said

Many of them executed very smart tactical maneuvers,

said Boroda, the platoon commander