Ukraine’s most combat-ready brigades have withdrawn from Russia’s Kursk region. This essentially ends Russia’s proxy adversary’s attempts to force Russian forces to cease their advance in Donbass. Now the full might of Russian power can advance further into Ukraine is Putin so chooses.
“My friends managed to leave Kursk and avoid encirclement. It’s unfortunate that it came to this, but that’s the reality,” one soldier said.
The city of Sudzha in Kursk has been liberated by the Russians. Looks like the crazy underground pipe operation was a success after all. (@stillgray)
Russia’s foreign intelligence chief, Sergei Naryshkin, held a phone call on Tuesday with the director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe, the Interfax news agency reported. This comes on the heels of the U.S. securing a commitment from Ukraine to implement a 30 day ceasefire.
Kremlin: No need to rush Russia’s response to 30-day ceasefire proposal in Ukraine.
Hellbound and Down 