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Ukraine cannot defeat Russia – the best the west can do is help Kyiv plan for a secure post-war future

A friend of mine, usually an intensely optimistic pro-Ukraine analyst, returned from Ukraine last week and told me: “It’s like the German Army in January 1945.” The Ukrainians are being driven back on all fronts – including in the Kursk province of Russia, which they had opened with much hope…

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Ukraine war briefing: Draft-dodging scandal sees Kyiv’s top prosecutor resign and officials sacked

Andriy Kostin forced out over rash of officials getting disabled status; North Korean soldiers ‘about to arrive in Kursk’. What we know on day 973

The Guardian - AU

Families Separated By Front Line In Russia's Kursk Region

Anastasia Gridina breaks down when she talks about keeping in touch with her three-year-old daughter Darina -- who is stranded in Ukrainian-occupied territory in Russia's Kursk region.

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says North Korea providing personnel to Russia’s army

Increasing alliance between Russia and North Korea goes beyond transferring weapons, Ukraine leader says; Belarusian president says Putin’s nuclear weapons threat will ‘cool the ardour’ of Western adversaries. What we know on day 964

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine urges response to alleged execution of captured troops in Kursk

Dmytro Lubinets says he sent letters to the United Nations and the International Red Cross regarding alleged killings.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman has urged international organizations to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says forces are holding positions in Russia’s Kursk region

Russian military tried to oust Ukrainian troops in Kursk, Ukraine leader says; recruiters raid Kyiv’s nightlife in search of men for conscription. What we know on day 963

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Two Months On, Donbas Soldiers Begin To Question Kursk Offensive

Two months into Ukraine's offensive on Russian territory, questions are growing in Ukrainian ranks over the long-term strategy as Russian troops advance steadily in other areas.

International Business Times

FRANCE 24's journalist under investigation in Russia after reporting from Kursk

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it has opened criminal cases against foreign journalists for "illegally" crossing the border between Ukraine and Russia's Kursk region.

France 24

ABC rejects Russian claim two journalists involved in ‘illegal’ border crossing

Australian broadcaster’s Europe correspondent Kathryn Diss and camera operator Fletcher Yeung accused of ‘illegally’ crossing into Russia from Ukraine on 31 August

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war: Zelensky’s pleas for help are getting drowned out in the clamour from the Middle East

While Russia continues its nuclear sabre rattling, with renewed threats to use its arsenal if attacked, fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine and in Russia’s Kursk region remains intense. But the diplomatic centre of gravity of the war recently shifted to New York and Washington.

The Conversation

Exclusive: On the ground in Russian territory held by Ukrainian forces

Ukraine is still holding swathes of territory in the Kursk region of Russia, seven weeks after a lightning offensive designed to draw Russian troops away from eastern Ukraine and gain leverage in potential peace negotiations with Moscow. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent was given access to Ukrainian-held areas of Kursk…

France 24

Zelensky In US To Explain War Plan To Biden, Harris, Trump

Zelensky will present his proposals -- which he calls a "victory plan" -- to President Joe Biden, as well as presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The visit comes after a summer of intense fighting: with Moscow advancing fast in eastern Ukraine and Kyiv holding on to swathes of…

International Business Times

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘victory plan’ depends on decisions by allies this year – as it happened

Ukrainian president tells press conference with Ursula von der Leyen that Ukraine plans to use EU loan for air defence, energy and weapons purchases

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Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show

Exclusive: Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: offensive in Kursk diverted 40,000 Russian troops, Zelenskyy says

Moscow says it has captured another village in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. What we know on day 940

Al Jazeera

Talk of Ukraine’s missile deal riles Russia; Kyiv vows to make more weapons

Ukrainian officials lay out plans for domestic defence industry as they await word from Western powers.

International Business Times

Russian Advance In Kursk 'Stopped': Ukraine Official To AFP

Russia's counter-offensive to retake Ukrainian-held territory in the Kursk region has been "stopped", a spokesman from Ukraine's military administration there told AFP Wednesday, after Moscow said it was beginning to repel the surprise incursion.

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Russia retakes two villages in Kursk as counteroffensive continues, Moscow says

Russia also orders evacuation of more villages in border region after launch of major bid to reclaim territory taken by Kyiv. What we know on day 937

The Independent UK

Mapped: Russia launches counterattack in Kursk after sending ‘significant’ forces to the region

Ukraine says Russia has ‘quadrupled’ it’s force personnel in the Kursk region in time for a counterattack

International Business Times

Russia Evacuates Border Villages In Kursk Region

Russia ordered the evacuation of villages close to the Ukrainian border in the Kursk region, the local governor said Monday, as Moscow ramped up efforts to regain control of land seized in Kyiv's incursion.

France 24

Russia orders evacuations in Kursk region, Ukraine invites UN and Red Cross to ‘ensure rights’ there

Russian authorities have ordered the evacuation of “multiple” villages that border Ukraine in the Kursk region, a local governor said on Monday. The news comes as Moscow says its forces have wrested two more villages in the region out of Kyiv’s control. Ukraine’s foreign ministry has invited the UN and…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine invites UN and Red Cross to Russia’s Kursk region

Kremlin slams invitation as ‘pure provocation’ as it prepares to welcome Red Cross chief.

International Business Times

Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs In UAE-brokered Deal

Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination between the two warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia and Ukraine exchange 103 prisoners each in deal mediated by UAE

It is the second such exchange since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6.

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