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This spring, Colonel General Alexander Lapin, who oversaw security in the Kursk region, dissolved the council that oversaw the border region's security. He then declared that only the military had the strength and resources to protect Russia's border. As The Wall Street Journal writes, this decision created another hole in the defense of the aggressor country, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces took advantage of for a lightning-fast offensive in Kursk region. It is noted that Lapin faced an acute shortage of people, but his mistake is typical of senior leadership, which is often out of touch with the realities of combat. "Since the start of the war, Russia's centralized, top-down thinking, one of the defining features of Russia under President Vladimir Putin, has backfired on the battlefield. It has prevented sober planning in the Kremlin, and when those plans have failed, it has prevented Russian troops from improvising to respond to rapid events," the publication explains. Former US diplomat and Rand adjunct senior fellow William Courtney noted that the Russian power vertical is still in place, but it now works against their goals. In particular, because of this leadership structure, Russia’s response to unexpected events that are unfolding quickly is incredibly difficult, and no one on the ground takes initiative. At the same time, it is unclear whether the council disbanded by Lapin would have helped organize a coherent response. This interdepartmental body brought together military officers with local and regional security officials. Without a centralized body, Russia's efforts to confront the Ukrainian Armed Forces are chaotic and ineffective. Currently, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB, and the Russian Ministry of Defense are all trying to lead the Russian response to the invasion. The reaction of the Russian leadership to the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is reminiscent of the first hours of the uprising of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner. According to Russian military correspondents, Lapin's command sent reports to Moscow in the days leading up to the Kursk operation warning that Ukrainian forces were building up their numbers on the front lines. But since such maneuvers had previously been used to create a threat and gain leverage, Moscow dismissed the warnings. "Moscow simply did not think that such a scenario could happen," said Konrad Muzyka, director of the Polish company Rochan Consulting. The The Wall Street Journal writes assessed that the defense planning was almost as disastrous as the start of Russia's invasion itself, when the Kremlin sent columns of armored vehicles into Ukraine in ceremonial formation, making them easy targets for drones and anti-tank weapons. However, this is not the first time that poor planning and a lack of manpower have combined under Lapin’s command. In early September 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a surprise attack in northeastern Ukraine. Russia’s line of advance collapsed, and Ukraine managed to retake much of the northeast. "I would demote Lapin to private, strip him of his awards and send him to the front lines with a machine gun," Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said at the time.

Ukrainian offensive in Kursk region succeeded thanks to electronic warfare blitz that "blinded" Russian reconnaissance drones. Russia responds with drones immune to jamming. As Forbes writes, this is the first time such a weapon has been used on the battlefield, and also a kind of warning for most countries that rely heavily on jamming to protect themselves from terrorist drone attacks. FPV drones need radio communication with the operator, so on the front line you can see many jammers that knock out radio noise on selected frequencies. Effective electronic warfare means create a "safe bubble" in the region of 50-100 meters, so UAVs constantly change operating frequencies, and the jammers themselves are updated. "That's why a blitz attack like Kursk is needed, with a long lead time to detect all frequencies and enough jamming to block everything in the area and stop all drones for a while," the journalists explain. Radio communication requires line of sight, and during the attack itself, the drones dive quite low, so at the last second, interference appears in the video signal, which impairs visibility. "One solution to the jamming problem is terminal guidance using artificial intelligence: the operator locks on a target at a certain distance, and the drone pursues it even if communication is lost. These systems are already being deployed in small numbers by both sides. Another approach is wire guidance: the drone reels in a fiber optic cable as it moves, similar to wire-guided missiles like the TOW," the article says. Ukraine recorded a Russian prototype of a fiber-optic drone back in March, and recently Russian Telegram channels showed footage of the use of Prince Vandal Novgorodsky drones in the Kursk region. They are said to be immune to electronic warfare.

A Russian soldier threw a grenade into the headquarters where Russian invaders from the Storm Z unit were sleeping in order to cross over to the Ukrainian side. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported this on social media. "As a result of the successful operation of the I Want to Live project and the Freedom of Russia Legion called Kamysh, a serviceman of the Russian army blew up the headquarters of the officers of the Storm Z battalion and went over to the Ukrainian side," the statement said. In particular, according to intelligence, in the winter a Russian FPV pilot with the call sign "Silver" contacted the "Freedom of Russia" Legion and expressed a desire to cooperate with Ukraine. He explained that he was prompted to do so by the systematic military and other crimes of his command, including extrajudicial executions, beatings and extortion. At the same time, as part of interaction with Russian servicemen, Ukraine was able to obtain valuable intelligence data on the location, numbers and intentions of the enemy in a specific direction of the front. As the Main Intelligence Directorate notes, further, at a convenient moment, "Silver" threw a grenade into the ventilation hole of the basement of the headquarters of the occupation unit "Storm Z", where his battalion commander and other Russian officers were sleeping. "There were about 15 people in the basement. In this room there was a pipe right above the bed where the battalion commander slept. It went out onto the street next to the entrance, and we decided to throw a grenade or two into this pipe so that they would explode next to them," Silver said. However, when the deed was done, the Russian escaped along a pre-arranged route and crossed into territory controlled by Ukraine. The Main Intelligence Directorate emphasizes that now the Russian volunteer has become a recruit of the Freedom of Russia Legion in order to fight the criminal Putin regime. Earlier, in April 2024, a Russian with the call sign "Goga" set fire to the premises of the small missile ship "Serpukhov" in the city of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region. He was a serviceman of the Baltic Fleet with access to state secrets. In December 2023, he contacted the "Freedom of Russia" Legion.

Belarus has deployed aircraft and air defense troops to the border with Ukraine a day after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he would station about a third of the country's troops along the border, according to Associated Press. The Belarusian military has deployed anti-aircraft missiles and soldiers from the radio-technical corps, Major General Andrei Lukyanovich, commander of the Belarusian air defense forces, said on national television. He called the move a significant increase. Associated Press recalls that the Belarusian army has a total of about 60,000 troops. Recently, Lukashenko said that Belarus had redeployed almost a third of its army to the border with Ukraine . This is due to the fact that there are allegedly more than 120 thousand Ukrainian soldiers there. In his opinion, Ukraine believes that "Putin will again attack from the territory of Belarus." After the invasion of Ukrainian troops into the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, Lukashenko began calling for negotiations. Ukraine has not confirmed the Belarusian deployment to the 1,084-kilometer common border. Russia has used Belarus — which depends on Russian loans and cheap energy — as a staging ground for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, moving its troops through Belarusian territory to attack Ukraine from the north. Russia also moved some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus in 2023.

Ukrainian military defeated a group of the 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kursk region. The battle took place near the Russian village of Kauchuk in the Korenevsky district. As a result of the battle, a large number of Russian marines were killed or wounded. This is reported by the Russian publication ASTRA, citing one of the Z-channels. "Z-channel wrote about the defeat of the Russian Marine brigade in the Kursk region. According to the Z-public "Northern Channel", a group of the 810th Guards Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces suffered losses in the Kursk region. This, as they say, happened near the village of Kauchuk in the Korenevsky district of the region, 25 km from Lgov," the report noted. The public page that distributed the message positions itself as a "channel of the North group of troops." It wrote about the defeat of the Marines allegedly based on messages from the occupiers serving in the 810th brigade. "The 810th brigade reports that they got into a fight in the forest area near Kauchuk. There are many dead and wounded. We will take revenge," the public writes. At the same time, ASTRA notes that it has not found confirmation of this information. Let us recall that on August 18 it became known that Ukrainian soldiers captured the commander of a company of Russian Marines. The occupier had previously fought against Ukraine as part of the Wagner PMC, and then signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry.

A school employee shot and killed three people in a town in northwestern Bosnia, police said. The shooter was severely injured after trying to kill himself. The shooting took place at a secondary school in Sanski Most, about 300 kilometers northwest of Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo, said regional police spokesman Adnan Beganovic. The employee allegedly had a dispute with the school management, The Associated Press news agency said. Police are yet to provide a motive for the attack. Bosnian schools are closed for the summer holiday, but Beganovic said there were people in the school as repeat examinations were underway. The victims included the school principal, a secretary and a teacher, said Beganovic. Regional N1 television reported that the man had a dispute with school management. The Klix news portal said that an English language teacher was among the victims. No other details were immediately available. The Balkan region has been awash with small arms and weapons since the wars of the 1990s, which saw Yugoslavia break up, particularly in Bosnia, a country of about 3.5 million people. But mass shootings are rare.

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SUBSCRIBE TO US! As is known, the Armenian air defense system before the 44-day Karabakh war mainly consisted of various Soviet-made anti-aircraft missile systems, including the previous version of the S-300 air defense system. During the Second Karabakh War, these systems failed to work, being disabled by the weapons of the Azerbaijani army, including attack drones and high-precision missiles. After the end of the war, Armenia began to rapidly restore its military potential, primarily updating the air defense system with more modern anti-aircraft missile systems and radars of non-Russian origin. However, the outdated Soviet anti-aircraft missile systems still remain in the arsenal of the Armenian army. According to the military-political portal aviapro, Yerevan transferred these weapons to Ukraine. The portalreports that in recent weeks a significant number of obsolete Soviet S-125 Pechora anti-aircraft missile systems and Tochka-U tactical missile systems have unexpectedly appeared in Ukraine, which can be explained by Armenia transferring its stockpiles to Kyiv. According to sources, Armenia, faced with internal and external challenges, may have decided to transfer its outdated air defense systems and missile systems to Ukraine in order to secure support and protection from Washington. In the context of geopolitical instability and threats from regional players, Yerevan may have sought ways to strengthen its security, including through closer ties with Western partners. The S-125 and Tochka-U systems were considered irrelevant for modern armed forces, but in the current conflict in Ukraine, they may prove quite useful. It should be noted that Armenia has ordered a large batch of more modern Akash 1S anti-aircraft missile systems from India, produced on the basis of Soviet S-125 anti-aircraft missile systems. Armenia purchases not only anti-aircraft missile systems and radars from India, but also ballistic and tactical missiles of various ranges. Indian sources reported that Armenia is negotiating the purchase of Pralay ballistic missiles with a range of 500 kilometers and BrahMos hypersonic tactical missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers. In this context, the transfer of its Soviet Tochka-U tactical missiles to Ukraine is entirely possible.

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SUBSCRIBE TO US! Ukrainian fighters have distributed food and water to local residents in Kursk region, which they cleared from Russian soldiers. Saying that they were abandoned by the army and the city administration and were left without food, the residents expressed their gratitude to the Ukrainian fighters

SUBSCRIBE TO US! Russian President Vladimir Putin promised that poorly trained conscripts would not be sent to fight in Ukraine. However, the front line has now crossed into Russian territory, and families of conscripts stationed in the Kursk region are saounding the alarm about their loved ones. Dozens of messages from people claiming to be family members of Russian conscripts who went missing in the Kursk region are circulating on various social networks. As CNN writes, messages on Russian Telegram channels over the past few days have shown how unprepared Russia was for such an attack. "When tanks attacked the border at three in the morning, there were only conscripts there, defending themselves. They didn't see a single soldier, a single contract soldier - they didn't see anyone at all. My son called later and said: 'Mom, we're in shock,'" wrote the mother of a conscript soldier from the Kursk region. In addition, the Russian news outlet Verstka published an interview with Natalia Appel, the grandmother of one of the Russian conscripts who served in Kursk and is now considered missing. She said her grandson Vladislav was stationed - unarmed - in a village 500 metres from the border. "What could the boys do? Go against Ukrainian soldiers with a shovel?" she said. As CNN notes, the fact that Russia relied on conscripts to defend its border likely explains why Ukrainian forces were able to advance into Russian territory with such apparent ease. Unlike professional soldiers, conscripts receive only limited training before being sent into service, as they are prohibited by law from being sent abroad and are not intended to participate in combat. Instead, Russia often deploys them on the border. But when Ukraine launched its recent surprise invasion, these conscripts suddenly found themselves on the front lines, completely unprepared to defend themselves.

SUBSCRIBE TO US! Ukrainian National Guard Reserve Major Oleksii Hetman believes that the operation in the Kursk region will encourage partners to lift the ban on Ukraine's long-range weapons strikes on military targets in Russia. He shared this opinion on Espreso TV. Hetman also discussed the achievements already made thanks to the operation in the Kursk region. "One of the objectives of this operation is to force Russia to use either poorly prepared troops or those who are not fully equipped. Russia is withdrawing troops not only from the frontlines but also from reserves within the country. Reports suggest that troops originally intended for the Pokrovsk direction, where intense fighting is happening, might instead be redirected to the Kursk direction. Additionally, troops are being pulled from the Kharkiv region and Crimea, loaded onto transport platforms, and redeployed. This shift already shows the impact of our operation. We also expected Russia to launch offensives in the Sumy region, similar to their previous attempts to attack Kharkiv and come within range of artillery, but their plans failed," Hetman explained. He believes that this operation by the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be a compelling argument for Western partners to lift the restrictions on long-range weapons for Ukraine. "I am confident that our operation in the Kursk region will serve as a strong argument for our partners to lift the restrictions on long-range weapons. To the average German or American, it might seem unusual that we are conducting offensive actions on Russian territory. Yet we are unable to use American or German missiles against military targets due to somebody’s ‘fears of escalation.’ Those who say that will look ridiculous. I believe neither Chancellor Scholz nor President Biden wants to appear ridiculous, so I am hopeful that this will lead to a resolution regarding the Taurus missiles," he said. Hetman also noted that this operation is shifting how our partners view Ukraine. "Our partners' attitude toward Ukraine changes when we are not just holding the line but actively winning and pressuring the enemy. This shift in perception increases their willingness to support us. I believe this will result in more military aid. People are realizing that Russia is not as formidable as they thought and that Putin is weak. This realization could lead to tougher sanctions and a shift in how political leaders in Europe, America, and globally view the Russian Federation," Major Oleksii Hetman said.

SUBSCRIBE TO US! The United States still does not want to allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons provided by the US in the Kursk region, according to CNN. According to several officials, the reason is not the risk of escalation. The situation is that the US has a limited supply of long-range ATACMS missiles to supply to Ukraine. In this regard, Washington believes that it is better to use them to continue attacks on Crimea, which was occupied by the Russian Federation. According to John Kirby, Strategic Communications Coordinator of the US National Security Council, the Russians have redeployed some of their units fighting in Ukraine to the Kursk region. However, he did not specify the number of these units. "We have seen some Russian units being redirected from operations in and around Ukraine to the Kursk area. I can't say with certainty how many or how many more may go or what their intentions would be," Kirby said. According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian forces have taken control of 82 settlements in the Kursk region. Since August 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been conducting a special operation in the Kursk region of Russia. Viktor Kevliuk, military expert of the Center for Defense Strategies, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has told about the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk region and mobilization challenges for Russia. The offensive in the Kursk region is gradually developing mainly in the northern and eastern directions, Kevliuk said. "The Ukrainian defense forces have taken control of the territory with a total area of over one thousand square kilometers. They have reached certain frontiers. A barrier will be set up from the western direction in case the enemy decides to counterattack from that side. We will advance to the rear and flank of the enemy group that is fighting in the Kharkiv region," he added. Ukraine has established a military commandant's office in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, headed by Major General Eduard Moskaliov. According to the military expert, this proves that we are a civilized country that is responsible for its international obligations.

SUBSCRIBE TO US! Ukraine's invasion of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation has added a record number of prisoners to the exchange fund. These are mainly young conscripts. According to Sky News, the Russian prisoners are being held in cells with bunk beds. Some are between 19 and 21 years old. The prisoners told a journalist about the shock they experienced when Ukrainian troops attacked the Kursk region. They said that everything happened very quickly and they simply surrendered. The men said their families do not know what happened to them. The captives hope to be exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners of war soon. At the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, president Vladimir Putin insisted that conscripts were not being sent to the front lines. However, mostly young conscripts and limited units of border guards held the defense of the Kursk region. Behind them, "Kadyrovites" were hiding. A small number of prisoners in the cells were wounded during the invasion. A Ukrainian officer who was in charge of transporting detainees from the battlefield to Ukrainian holding facilities said that all those who were wounded were receiving medical care. "First, we assess their psychological state to see how prepared they are to continue the journey," said the officer, who wished to remain anonymous. "We also check prisoners who were injured either from combat wounds or from improper handling of weapons. After that, we provide escort services. During the escort, we transport wounded fighters to civilian hospitals, where they receive special medical care to stabilize their health before further transfer to prisoner of war detention centers," the source added. The officer said he had been very busy because his command had handed over several hundred prisoners since the start of the Kursk offensive. "The capacity of the convoy does not allow for the transportation of large groups at once, so we have to make several trips, observing all the protocols," he said. A prison official said it had accepted more than 200 prisoners of war in just over a week. "They are changed, washed, and then distributed among cells. Then law enforcement agencies conduct filtration processes. If everything is checked, the persons are sent to camps. In these camps, other prisoners of war are kept, where they await exchange," said an officer who identified himself as Vadim. When asked whether there were plans to exchange the people captured by Ukraine for Ukrainian prisoners of war from the Russian side, the officer replied: "Well, of course. All prisoners of war must be exchanged." In addition, one of the authors of this material, Ukrainian journalist Azad Safarov, published a comment on Facebook from a Ukrainian officer who is involved in transporting prisoners from the Kursk region. According to the military man, the scale of the capture is astounding. "I sleep 2-3 hours a day. We take out Russian prisoners several times a day. We arrive with only 7-8 places left, and they ask us to take 15 more. I have not seen so many Russian prisoners even during the Kharkov operation in 2022" - officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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SUBSCRIBE TO US! On August 15, 2024, a Russian long-range supersonic missile carrier-bomber Tu-22M3 crashed in the Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation. And there will be more such cases, says Ukrainian aviation expert, deputy director of the company producing electronic warfare equipment Anatoly Khrapchinsky. "Tu-22M3 plane crashed due to a certain technical malfunction. This will happen more often in the future, because active use of planes requires high-quality maintenance. And Russia does not have time to do it," he noted on the air of the telethon. The expert added that the weak point of the TU-22M3 bombers, like all Russian strategic aviation, is the engines themselves. "Of course, there are problems with the auxiliary power unit and with certain other elements. But the most painful spot for any Russian aviation is the engines. Because the most powerful engine manufacturer in Soviet times was Motor Sich, and the most powerful developer was the Ivchenko-Progress Design Bureau. All of this remained in Ukraine," Khrapchinsky emphasized. The expert said that now Russia can neither build nor properly repair engines, which are, for example, on strategic aviation. This leads to the fact that the planes begin to have certain problems with engines, their ignition - all of this consistently destroys the plane. At the same time, this problem is not new, but Russia cannot solve it. "Because of all this, we will still see plane crashes and air disasters, or prerequisites for this with emergency landings," he believes. Khrapchinsky noted that Russia cannot produce strategic aircraft at all, but only repairs and modernizes the old aircraft fleet. "If we talk about tactical aviation, it should be noted that the Russians can actually still build, and they can produce about 6 Sukhoi aircraft a year," he explained. The aviation expert added that Ukraine destroys many more aircraft. However, these are still threats, so more strikes should be made directly at Russian aviation production facilities. He noted that Russia was actively developing aircraft factories, building new workshops to increase production capabilities. At the same time, this was not the construction of some underground hangars, because the Russians were not at all prepared for the fact that there would be strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation, and since 2003 they have been actively scaling up the production of offensive weapons. Recall, a Russian Tu-22M3 missile carrier bomber crashed in the Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation. The occupiers often use these aircraft for strikes against Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the plane crash. The preliminary cause of the crash is a technical malfunction. Russian authorities also claim that all four pilots of the bomber, who managed to eject, survived.

SUBSCRIBE TO US! İt became known about a special operation by Kyiv, during which 102 occupiers, including "Kadyrovites", surrendered. Military expert of Ukraine Alexander Kovalenko decided to analyze the situation around Russian prisoners of war on his social media page. The expert stated that Ukrainian defenders are already running out of blue tape and a collection for its purchase will soon be announced. Kovalenko also stated that there are currently between 2 and 2.5 thousand Russian servicemen in captivity, but most of them are conscripts. At the same time, we should not forget that there are up to 10 thousand servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Kursk region. It turns out that in almost two weeks of fighting, up to 25% of the soldiers of Putin's army were captured. At the same time, it is also unknown how many of these 10 thousand became "200s" and "300s". At present, there is more or less verified information only on prisoners of war. The most interesting thing is that conscripts were also captured this week, which means that Putin has not removed them from the front lines. This situation clearly shows that the Russian Defense Ministry is facing a resource crisis. The more occupiers surrender to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the greater the chance that Ukrainian prisoners of war will soon return home. The Financial Times reported that representatives of Ukraine and Russia begin negotiations on the exchange of prisoners of war in the Kursk region. The fact that work was underway to prepare the exchange was confirmed to the publication by Ukrainian intelligence. However, the exact number of Russian soldiers captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during their entry into the Kursk region has not been disclosed. However, the publication noted that according to government and military officials, the number could be in the hundreds. Let us recall that earlier, Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets reported that the Russian side is taking the initiative to begin negotiations on this issue.

The successful offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region was a real shock for Russian propaganda and forced it to change the tone of its statements. Now Russian TV no longer talks about "capturing Kyiv or Kharkov in three days", but instead prepares Russians for the fact that the Russian Federation will have to lose its territories. For example, propagandist Maxim Yusin believes that the Russian Federation "will have to sacrifice the entire border area ." He stated this on the air of the "Meeting Place" program on the NTV channel, hosted by the well-known propagandist Andrei Norkin. "Calm down, try to look cynically, although it is incredibly difficult, less emotions, look at the map, at the map of Russia, preferably, and compare these lost territories with the map of the huge Russia. Yes, we need to evacuate from all the border areas, from everything, prepare for the worst case scenario, prepare for the fact that these territories, God willing, without people, in order to evacuate everyone, including old women, will have to be sacrificed ," he said. Earlier, reported that Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov spoke on air about the possibility of Russia's defeat in the war, commenting on the breakthrough of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region. Russian director and regular participant in Solovyov's show, Karen Shakhnazarov, admitted that Russia could lose the war. "We must proceed from the fact that we can lose. We can, if such blunders continue ," he said, describing the events near Kursk, and added that this is not panicking, but an understanding of the price that the Russian Federation will have to pay. During Shakhnazarov's speech, Solovyov nodded his head, agreeing with him, and at the end he declared that if Russia were to be defeated, "there would be neither the country nor humanity," apparently threatening a nuclear strike. There, the actions of the Russian Armed Forces in this region were called a "gaffe". In turn, propagandist Olga Skabeeva told Russians with horror on live television about the entry of British Challenger 2 tanks into the Kursk region.

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