Ukraine war: Ukrainian troops make unprecedented incursion into Russia's Kursk region

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Published 2024-08-08
Around 1,000 Ukrainian troops have penetrated several miles into Russia's Kursk region in an ongoing incursion that appears to have caught the Russian military by surprise.

Russia's Kursk region has gone into a state of emergency amid the attack.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has described the cross-border attacks as a "large scale provocation", but Ukrainian officials are yet to comment on the claims.

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All Comments (21)
  • @fredbyoutubing
    "There is such a thing as a fair fight, but Ukraine would never do that" He's right... it's been unfair for Ukraine this entire time.
  • @emanuel1940
    Russian state media working overtime to make this somehow look like a Ukrainian loss 😂
  • @tz3841
    Funny thing is that Russia declared on 6th that it had pushed Ukrainians back to their side of the borders whereas in reality as of 7th Ukraine still controlled 11 settlements and advanced 15 km deep. They captured more ground in a day than Russian army in a month.
  • @bookofmillions
    Shoigu and the other drunk will report "great success" 😂
  • @jkizl3901
    Somehow I don't think the well spoken British commentator 50s in is infact the Russian chief of staff Valery Gerasimov! 🤣
  • @offnight1
    It's not incusion, it's special defense operation
  • @jkizl3901
    I also don't think the bloke speaking to Putin 1.5 mins in is also Matt Savill from RUSI!!! 😂😂😂
  • @soereng8305
    vladimir vladimirovich doesn't seem too satisfied when he is told that Ukraine is doing a SVO in ruzzia 😂😂😂
  • @keith8609
    Slavia Ukraini 🇬🇧 ♥️ 🇺🇦
  • @danlezama30
    Russia can leave Ukraine anytime they want and end the war.