[RD] Russia Invades Ukraine: Eight

[Kyriakos]

Russian troops liberated Kursk region​

Russian troops have liberated the Kursk region, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov reported.
"Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov reported to Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin on the completion of the operation to liberate the Kursk region from Ukrainian neo-Nazis," the Kremlin spokesman said.

Early in the morning of August 6, 2024, Ukrainian militants invaded the Kursk region. Their advance was stopped. In early March, Russian troops launched a large-scale offensive and liberated about 1,100 square kilometers of territory in a few days. In total, since the beginning of the invasion, more than 60 settlements have been recaptured, more than half of them, including Sudzha, in the last two months.

Российские войска освободили Курскую область

Российские войска освободили Курскую область, сообщил пресс-секретарь президента Дмитрий Песков. РИА Новости, 26.04.2025

ria.ru

Does it make it more likely that now Russia regards itself as being in a position to discuss peace (with taking the four republics- sorry, I only added that because by now one has to take into account vacant statements of the type "it always could discuss peace!1!1"...) ?

 

[Gedemon]

It's not like there was still anyone doubting it, but Russia finally confirmed it got help from NK to take back Kursk.

Russia claims complete ‘liberation’ of Kursk, admits North Korea assistance

It’s the first time the Kremlin has acknowledged the estimated 11,000 North Korean troops fighting for Moscow in the region.

www.politico.eu

 

[red_elk]

Does it make it more likely that now Russia regards itself as being in a position to discuss peace (with taking the four republics- sorry, I only added that because by now one has to take into account vacant statements of the type "it always could discuss peace!1!1"...) ?

It doesn't change much IMO, only the fact that Ukraine lost another bargaining chip.
Discussion of peace terms are already underway, involving US shuttle diplomacy. Witkoff visits to Moscow, Dmitriev to US, several phone calls between Trump and Putin are indication of that. Whether they will succeed is another question.

 

[red_elk]

In other news, Ukrainian official casually admitted they lied about IL-76 plane. Last year, they indeed shot down a plane full of Ukrainian prisoners.
Just wait a couple of years for more "shocking revelations".

Today, in an interview with the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Leonid Timchenko officially admitted that the downed IL-76 was not S-300 missiles, as Ukrainian propaganda wrote, but Ukrainian prisoners. Quote from the interview "I'll explain on the example: when we receive a package and see that there are body parts, we realise that we are talking about the remains of more than one body. Do you remember the situation with the downed IL-76, in which there were about 60 prisoners of war? The remains of this plane were turned over 500." 500 packages of body fragments from the plane were returned to Ukraine in March.

https://censor.net/ua/resonance/3548509/yak-povertayut-tila-poleglyh-zahysnykiv-z-tymchasovo-okupovanyh-terytoriyi-chy-z-rosiyi

 

[Gedemon]

January 24, 2024

Ukraine says it was not informed about need to ensure safety of airspace before plane crash in Belgorod Oblast​

Ukraine says it was not informed about need to ensure safety of airspace before plane crash in Belgorod Oblast

The Russian side did not notify Ukraine about the necessity to ensure the safety of the airspace around Belgorod, Ukraine's military intelligence said, which has been done "repeatedly" in the past.

kyivindependent.com

Ukraine's military intelligence, or HUR as it is known in Ukraine, said the Russian side did not inform it about the need to ensure the safety of the airspace before a plane crashed over Belgorod that the Russian Defense Ministry claims had Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) on board.

 

[ConquestsMaster]

Sequence of events:
The US-China competition heats up with the reciprocal tariffs.
Well known serial liar in Ukraine starts talking about "chinese soldiers" and uploads a video or recycled propaganda ticteld "north_koreans".
Most people here starts talking like serial liar has stated a fact instead of doing more of the same he usually does.
Nothing comes out of it but "media engagement" for the dwindling faithful and wasted time.

Those who don't want to learn will not learn, ever?

Apart from the claims of the Kiev junta, on what factual basis do you believe that there is any north korean soldier in Ukraine? Whta evidence have they presented? Last thing the miscast comedian there claimed was that Ukraine had no dead bodies of these mythical north koreans because "they burned their own faces before dying". Recycled Korea War propaganda?

You are being trolled and don't even realize it. Far be it from me to dis-illusion you then.

"NK troops fight in Kursk region since end of December. Not sure how many soldiers on Frontline and about casualties, coz Ukraine constantly send reinforcement, and even tried new offencive (that failed), so the clashes here very intensive. And not much videos came from here."

Within Russia, who said that?

"N. Korean troops were confirmed in Russia in the third week of October. What are the coincidental events in SK in October?"

Confirmed? Confirmed by whom?

Confirmed by Valery Gerasimov himself, Chief of the General Staff of Russia.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1916145278035386611