Ukraine has gotten a lot of attention for its army’s shocking incursion into Russian territory, a risky and potentially game-changing move. But Ukraine is fighting its war with Russia over 600 miles of front lines and in three different directions. NPR has a breakdown of how the war is going on each front.

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Ukrainian MAGURA V5 unmanned drones have hit 18 Russian vessels in a year and a half, 9 of which were destroyed.

"In fact, the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea has capitulated. Russia has already withdrawn everything modern and necessary from Sevastopol.

The Ukrainian-made MAGURA V5 maritime drone is capable of covering a distance of over 800 kilometers. Its speed is 80 km/hour and the warhead weighs 250 kilograms.
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Last ride home: The man who brings back #Ukraine’s fallen heroes

With russia’s invasion, the owner of a meat processing factory found himself fulfilling war’s grimmest duty. He finds solace nowhere, but when the fallen appear in his dreams, they assure he did everything right.

by Bohdan Ben

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/08/17/last-ride-home-the-man-who-brings-ukraines-fallen-heroes-home/

Last ride home: The man who brings back Ukraine's fallen heroes - Euromaidan Press

A meat factory owner now retrieves fallen soldiers in Ukraine. His refrigerated van carries the war's true cost, as he struggles to identify the nameless amid the chaos of conflict.

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Slava Ukraini.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/17/putin-russia-ukraine-incursion-kursk

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Ukraine’s invasion has exposed Putin’s messianic vision of Russia as a mirage

The president hoped for a speedy victory; instead, there are foreign tanks on Russian soil for the first time since the Nazis

^{Luke Harding (The Guardian)}

A DICTATOR'S LAST GASP

Putin appointed his niece Anna Tsivileva as deputy minister of defense.

Appointing a relative to a position that allows to control the largest financial flow in modern Russia shows that Putin trusts no one.
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Here's what we are reading:

Secret planned peace talks between #Russia and #Ukraine, scheduled in #Doha later this month, have been derailed due to the #Kursk Incursion.

The talks were about preventing further strikes on energy and power infrastructure for both sides.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/17/kursk-ukraine-russia-energy-ceasefire/

Humiliation for Putin as Over 100 Troops Raise White Flag on Russian Soil

https://www.thedailybeast.com/humiliation-for-putin-as-over-100-troops-raise-white-flag-on-russian-soil?ref=home

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🐶 Welcome the new four-legged #robotic friend of #Ukraine defenders! This robo-dog, used at one of the Ukrainian brigades, has many talents and a wide potential on the battlefield.

The robo-dog is just one of many examples of innovative #technologies the Ukrainian forces actively use. Modern military tech is a key to success in modern warfare, and Ukrainians got it 💪🇺🇦

Video: 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign

PUTIN IS A BASTARD!

Putin killing off the next generation of Russians!

Look at these young faces. These are Russian conscripts. Putin sent them to fight against the experienced Ukrainian army.

It was Putin who guaranteed that they would not be involved in direct combat, but, as always, he deceived them.
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“A Russian court has sentenced a Russian-American woman to 12 years in prison for treason after she made a donation of just over $50 to a US-based charity supporting #Ukraine.” #Russia

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/15/europe/ksenia-karelina-russia-america-sentence-treason-intl?cid=ios_app

The governor of #Russia's #Belgorod region has declared a state of emergency, as #Ukraine's incursion into the country enters a second week
Ukraine says it now controls 74 towns and villages in Russia

#BBCNews - live page https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy54nn4v471t
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Ukrainian troops continuing to advance in Russia's Kursk region, says Zelensky

Kyiv's military says more than 100 Russian soldiers have been captured during its nine-day incursion.

^{BBC News}

V WSJ:
As #Ukrainian Forces Grab #Russian Territory, the #Kremlin Maintains It’s No Big Deal

https://www.wsj.com/world/as-ukrainian-forces-grab-russian-territory-the-kremlin-maintains-its-no-big-deal-0cebb891?st=a86sz3rxlkcgk3j&reflink=share_mobilewebshare

#Putin ’s muted reaction to the invasion of #Kursk , however, raises questions about what red lines the Russian leader really has—and whether Western hesitation to arm #Ukraine , a result of concerns about Russian escalation, was a strategic mistake.
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Saturday night #Zelensky said #Ukraine was pushing the war onto "the aggressor's territory"

#Kyiv launched the surprise attack on Tuesday and has advanced more than 10km inside #Russia

Russia says 76,000 people have been evacuated from border areas in the #Kursk region

This is the deepest raid into the country since #Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨

German media report that Germany is investigating possible water poisoning at two military facilities.

First, in the barracks of the German Air Force near Cologne, a hole was found in the fence, and the water supply system malfunctioned. The barracks were sealed off.

Later, a similar incident occurred at the NATO air base in Geilenkirchen. Reconnaissance aircraft, among others, are stationed there.

Russian trace?..
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👊The Flaccid Fist Of Fury is reminded a joke book on manhood doesn't make him a man

🔥 WATCH! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NrjzEINe8 #Weird #news #HarrisWalz2024 #kamalaharris #trump #harris #harris2024 #usa #politics #press #ukraine #russia

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

The security alert level is raised in Moscow and police forces are increased due to the fear of infiltration of Ukrainian special forces groups into the city.
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The Ukrainian military currently controls 74 settlements in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug. 13.

Also today, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Ukraine's Armed Forces advanced 3 kilometers and took control over another 40 square kilometers of Russian territory.
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every country has grievances with other countries

none of it justifies mass murdering #ethnofascist #imperialism, which is what #russia is doing in #ukraine

anyone who doesn't understand that is a troll or devoid of simple moral reasoning skills

"but the #USA invaded Iraq"

and that was fucking stupid

if your position is "the USA did something stupid therefore we forgive Russia for doing something stupid" i don't know what to tell you, but right and wrong is obviously not your concern