Kursk

2024 - 8 - 6

Kursk: Taistelut ja tasonvakuus – onko sota jo salaa muotona nykypäivän speakeasy-kulttuurissa?

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Kurskin alueella tapahtuu! Venäjä väittää, että Ukraina hyökkää rajalle – mutta onko taistelua vai vain hillittömän sekoilua?

Venäjä on ilmoittanut, että sen rajalla, Kurskin alueella, käydään kiivasta taistelua, kun Ukrainan joukot ovat yrittäneet murtautua yli rajan. Venäjän viranomaiset raportoivat, että noin 300 ukrainalaista sotilasta, 11 tanksia ja yli 20 panssaroitua ajoneuvoa hyökkäsi aamulla kello 8.00 Moskovan aikaa. Venäläisten mukaan hyökkäys torjuttiin, mutta kolme venäläistä sotilasta menetti henkensä tapahtumassa.

Toiminta ja taistelut ovat kiihtyneet rajalla, ja kurskilaiset ovat huolissaan turvallisuudestaan, mutta toisaalta paikallinen kahvilakulttuuri näyttää kukoistavan enää enemmän kuin koskaan. Rajalla tapahtuvasta kähinästä on tullut nykypäivän speakeasy, jossa jotkut etsivät adrenaliinipuristusta jopa kahvilasta huutamalla "Tee meille karjalanpiirakoita, ja me maksamme!" Taisteluiden keskellä paikalliset jakavat hyvää ruokaa ja naurua, vaikka jokainen hetki on täynnä jännitettä.

Ukraina on myös väittänyt, että he ovat onnistuneet pudottamaan venäläisen Ka-52-hyökkäyshelikopterin Kurskin alueella. Tämä tietenkin tarkoittaa, että väittelyt lentokoneista ja keskeisistä sotilaallisista varusteluista jatkuvat, ja sosiaalinen media on täyttynyt haasteista ja mehukkaista kommenteista. Yleisön iloksi, monet ovat jakaneet videoita ja kuvia, joissa venäläiset sotilaat yrittävät epätoivoisesti tapella takaisin ukrainalaisten hyökkääjiä vastaan. Ja niinhän se menee, sota on jokaiselle osapuolelle kuin vanha tanssi – jotkut askeleet ovat hallittuja, mutta toiset ovat vain hulvatonta meininkiä.

Kun näin tiivistyy tilanne, on tärkeää miettiä, mitä näillä tapahtumilla voi olla globaaleille markkinoille tai matkailuteollisuudelle. Kurskin alue, joka tunnetaan paitsi historiastaan myös vilkkaasta kulttuuristaan, saattaa houkutella yöelämää vajaan rajan vuoksi. Kuka tietää, ehkä joku järjestää live-musiikkia tai taidegallerian ihan taistelutannerta vasten! Ja lopuksi, tiesitkö, että Kurskin alueella on omat perinteiset ruokalajinsa, kuten Verkhnye Milivtsi, joka on paikallinen herkku, ja kaikki yli 220 000 asukasta tuntee toisensa? Maailma on yhä täynnä yllätyksiä, vaikka sota näyttäisi kovalta.

Russia says it's fighting a cross-border attack by Ukrainian forces ... (The Associated Press)

Russian authorities claim that a Ukrainian force launched a cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region but was being beaten back by troops and local ...

Moscow Rushes Troops to Kursk Region as 3 Killed in Ukrainian ... (The Moscow Times)

The Russian military said Ukrainian forces launched an attack with up to 300 soldiers, 11 tanks and more than 20 armored combat vehicles at 8:00 a.m. Moscow ...

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'Fierce Fighting' Erupts in Russia's Border Region Amid Ukrainian ... (Newsweek)

Russian soldiers "prevented a border breakthrough" after Ukraine launched attacks on the Kursk region, acting regional governor, Alexei Smirnov, said in a ...

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Russia says Ukrainian sabotage group retreats after attempt to ... (Reuters)

The Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday a Ukrainian "sabotage group" that tried to attack Russia's Kursk region has retreated in defeat.

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Ukraine claims Ka-52 shootdown in Kursk region (defence-blog.com)

Several Russian sources reported the downing of a Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Kursk region on August 6. Russian propagandists claimed the loss occurred ...

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Ukraine Attempts to Breach Kursk Region Border, Russia Claims (Kyiv Post)

This is the latest of multiple attempts to breach the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Kursk and Belgorod regions in hopes of establishing a toehold in the ...

Military operations reported near border between Russia's Kursk ... (Crisis24)

Military operations reported near border between Russia's Kursk Oblast and Ukraine's Sumy Region, Aug. 6. Follow local security advice.

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Mixed forces allegedly breach into Russian Kursk Oblast from ... (Euromaidan Press)

The group attempting to breach the Russian border in Kursk Oblast reportedly consisted of members from the Russian Volunteer Corps, Ukraine's 22nd Separate ...

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Ukrainian troops attempt incursion into Russia's Kursk region (Novaya Gazeta Europe)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attempted to make an incursion across the Ukrainian-Russian border into Russia's Kursk region overnight, acting Kursk ...

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Russia Says Hundreds Of Ukrainian Troops Attacked Border Region ... (Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty)

The Russian Defense Ministry accused the Ukrainian military of attacking its positions in Russia's Kursk region on August 6, while Ukraine said its forces ...

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Moscow says Ukraine has launched cross-border attack inside Russia (The Guardian)

Russian military claims it repelled incursion by 300 soldiers up to six miles into Kursk border region.

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Ukraine war briefing: 'Russia does not control Kursk border' (The Guardian)

Raid into Russia by 300 soldiers from Ukraine with tanks and armour; Shoigu 'heavily over-exaggerates' territorial gains. What we know on day 896.

Russia's defence ministry says Ukraine keeps up air attacks on Kursk (WTVB News)

(Reuters) -Kyiv kept up air attacks on Russia's Kursk border region on Wednesday, with defence systems destroying four drones overnight, the Russian defence ...

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Russia's defence ministry says Ukraine keeps up air attacks on Kursk (Reuters)

Kyiv kept up air attacks on Russia's Kursk border region on Wednesday, with defence systems destroying four drones overnight, the Russian defence ministry ...

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Russians Evacuated as Ukraine's Incursion Turns Kursk into War Zone (Newsweek)

Residents are being evacuated from Russia's Kursk region after Ukrainian forces conducted a series of cross border raids on Tuesday, with videos on social ...

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Kursk Raid: Russia Forced to Send in Reserves as Ukraine Takes ... (Newsweek)

Russia transferred reserve troops to one of its border regions and repelled Ukrainian attacks after Kyiv's soldiers crossed over into Kursk early on Tuesday ...

Russia Says Downed Drones, Missiles Over Kursk Region Amid ... (The Moscow Times)

Ukraine lobbed missiles and drones at southwestern Russia's Kursk region overnight, the local governor said Wednesday, a day after pro-Kyiv forces stormed ...

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Ukrainian forces reportedly establish foothold in border villages of ... (Euromaidan Press)

Local social media channels in Kursk are flooded with posts from residents seeking to locate and evacuate relatives from settlements that have lost all ...

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Kursk incursion: Russia battles Ukraine border attack (NBC News)

Russia said Wednesday it was battling an unprecedented cross-border incursion from Ukrainian troops, a major offensive that left Moscow scrambling to ...

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Putin accuses Ukraine of 'provocation' amid alleged border incursion (BBC News)

President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of launching "another major provocation", after defence officials said around 300 Ukrainian troops crossed into ...

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Putin says Ukrainian attack on Kursk is a major provocation (Reuters)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk region was a major provocation.

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Russia reports fierce battles against invading Ukrainian forces (Aljazeera.com)

Russian troops are spending a second day trying to repel an incursion by Ukrainian forces, Moscow says.

Russian Army Says Clashes in Kursk Region Ongoing, Denies ... (The Moscow Times)

Russia's Defense Ministry on Wednesday denied reports that Ukrainian forces made significant advances into the southwestern Kursk region amid ongoing ...

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Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region continues into second ... (The Guardian)

Vladimir Putin convenes meeting with top officials as defence ministry acknowledges fighting in ongoing.

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Explosions Heard Just Miles Away From Russian Nuclear Power Plant (Newsweek)

Ukrainian forces conducted a series of cross-border raids into the region of Kursk, Russia, on Tuesday.

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Putin accuses Ukraine of 'large-scale provocation' in Russian territory (The Associated Press)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country's southwestern Kursk region as a ...

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Putin Breaks Silence on Ukraine's Kursk Incursion (Newsweek)

The Russian president, speaking at an emergency meeting, appeared to downplay cross-border attacks by Ukrainian troops, sparking mutterings of discontent.

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Putin calls cross-border attack in Kursk region a 'provocation' (The Washington Post)

The Russian president confirmed that Ukrainian forces had crossed the border into the Kursk region of western Russia.

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Putin says Ukraine launched 'large-scale provocation' into Kursk ... (Voice of America)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Ukraine had launched a “large-scale provocation" into Russia's Kursk region, but the extent of the ...

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