and for us it is very good, because there are still a lot of ukrainians, both military and civilians, in polonia on the territory of the russian federation, says oleksandr kovalenko. in addition, the zsu operation has other positive aspects. many points, starting with the buffer zone, continuing with the exchange of prisoners, and ending with even cutting, by the way, one of the rock railways through suja, which was used all this time to improve, well... shorter, more efficient logistics, transportation of logistics and personnel, now there only the railway to kursk works, and then, and then everything by road, and this is not the best option for logistics, that is, in principle, there are many such options here, starting from the exchange of territories, the exchange of prisoners and ending even with situational moments related to logistics. despite the successes of the armed forces of ukraine in the kurdish region, the situation in the east is dire. and southern ukraine

remains difficult, but controlled. a defensive operation is underway. the main efforts are focused on preventing the enemy from advancing in the direction of toretsk and pokrovsk - said the commander-in-chief. oleksandr kovalenko says that the russian federation was forced to reduce the intensity of hostilities in some areas, but it is too early to relax. it will only become easier when the war is over. but we can say that the russians had problems primarily in the kharkiv region, in the north of the kharkiv region, because... they took the largest number of units from the belgorod group, they are regrouping there in connection with this, they are regrouping, and i think that in the near future we will be able to see a weakening of them positions in the area of ​​the villages of hlyboke and vovchanskyi. in general, it is still too early to say that it has become easier, some intensity has decreased there, yes, there are such trends in some directions, although... we must

understand the turkish-pokrov direction, they will not reduce the intensity of hostilities at all, it is a priority for them , they can reduce the intensity of hostilities there only in one case, when ukrainian troops will be stationed near moscow, in the kul region, in bryansk, bilhorodsk, and voronezh, if ukrainian troops will be there, they are like that, the main thing for them is to capture pokrovsk and toretsk, on the other hand, in other directions it will be the same with... but later, again, now they are taking small batches from each direction, but it will increase number and after some time, in a week, two weeks, it will start to affect more, well, let's say , not more globally, but significantly, so that we have the opportunity not only to strengthen our defense capabilities, but even to reach a demonstrative level in some directions. the world's reaction to the military

operation of the armed forces in the kursk region of russia. thus, the spokesman of the european commission on foreign policy issues, peter stano , stated that ukraine has the right to self-defense, in particular, to strikes on russian territory. in turn, the pentagon explained that the advance of the armed forces of ukraine in the kursk region is consistent with the policy of the united states. and the official beijing announced that it was watching and called on all parties to de-escalate the conflict, that's what china calls the russian-ukrainian war. for more information about the statement of world leaders, see below our plot. the operation of the armed forces of ukraine on the territory of the russian federation in the kursk region, which began on august 6 and continues to this day, came as a surprise not only to the leadership of the russian federation, but also to western partners. this is the largest

ukrainian offensive on the territory of the occupiers since the beginning of the war. the zsu continues to advance in kursk oblast every day, capturing new settlements, capturing enemies and capturing their equipment. putin is visibly nervous during a meeting on the situation in kursk oblast. he declared that he now everything is clear. ukraine allegedly broke into the kursk region of russia in order to improve its negotiating position, so now moscow has no desire to negotiate with kyiv. after surgery. western partners are also watching. in particular , the pentagon said that ukraine's actions in the kursk region correspond to the us policy regarding the use of provided weapons. also, the spokesman of the us state department, matthew miller , said during the briefing that the us had not received any warnings from ukraine about such attacks. however, there is nothing unusual in this. this is the war they are waging. we give them the tools and we advise them, but when it comes to... daily tactics, when it comes to

daily strikes, sometimes we talk to them, sometimes we don't, and it's up to them to make their own decisions. and us president joe biden said that from... the corresponding military actions put the russian dictator putin in front of a real dilemma. i 've been talking to my team regularly, maybe every 4-5 hours for the last six to eight days, and it's creating a real dilemma for putin. the head of the defense committee markus fabber told the bundestag on the x social network that what ukraine is doing in kurshchyna is completely legal and justified from a military point of view. with this operation, ukraine proves its ability to act, it also shows the russian population that their dictator's war of aggression affects them and not only ukrainians. it is in the interests of russia and russians to end the war of aggression. it remains only to wish the ukrainian defenders good luck,

including near kursk. china first reacted to hostilities on the territory of the russian federation on august 12. in according to the chinese foreign ministry, beijing asked not to... expand the battlefield and not to add fuel to the fire. china's position on ukraine is consistent and clear. the chinese side calls on all parties to adhere to the three principles of de-escalation of the situation, namely: the war zone should not expand. escalation of the armed conflict should not be allowed and provocations that lead to increased fire by any side should not be allowed. an ally of russia, the self-proclaimed president of belarus. lukashenko said on august 10 that he did not understand why ukraine entered the kursk region and here you need to figure it out, but any provocations will not go unanswered. it is unpleasant that the ukrainians, as i have warned you many times, show that

they are not ready for any kind of peace and continue to escalate this tension. two days ago , the attack on the kurdish direction, where they advanced several tens of kilometers, 30-35 already. today it is digging in there, well, this is a provocation with the aim of striking the russian federation, i would not like to deal with these issues in such a difficult way today, but you will not get anywhere. as reported by the publication bel news, referring to a source in the belarusian ministry of defense, lukashenko issued an order to transfer to russia equipment from active belarusian units, due to a lack of resources in the armed forces of the russian federation both in kursk oblast and in other directions. the special operation of the armed forces of ukraine in... on the territory of the kursk region has already demonstrated to the whole world that the russian federation cannot even adequately protect its territories, it is difficult for it to cope with the situation that has developed in its region. moscow is forced to turn to its allies for help. the russian federation with several countries of the former of the soviet union are part of

the collective security treaty organization, but they do not have powerful armies capable of supporting russia. such an opinion was expressed by ex-kgb employee serhiy zhernov for the 20. fourth channel. the csto was created not so that the participating countries would provide assistance to each other, but so that russia could occupy any of them on a basis that was beneficial to it. then, with its armed forces numbering 1.3 million servicemen, it will seize any country from the csto, for example, belarus in order not to enter the war, oleksandr lukashenko actually concluded a separate armistice with ukraine. from the fall of 2022 , nothing will fly from belarus to ukrainian territory, he is not interested in opening a second front, although vladimir putin wants it. lukashenko realizes that if she joins putin in the war against ukraine, she will get permission to use all the western means at her disposal to eliminate

the belarusian group. that is why he does not want to join the war against ukraine. on the 12th. under during an official visit to kyiv, united states senators from both parties, republican lynsey graham and democrat richard blumenthal spoke favorably of the successes of the kursk oblast armed forces, and also appealed to the administration of president joe biden to lift restrictions on the use of american weapons provided to ukraine. according to the prime minister of ukraine denys shmyhal, at the meeting of ukrainian government officials with... american senators, among other things, it was about the confiscation of frozen russian assets and about american investments in ukrainian defense industry. more on the results of this important visit later in our story. a bipartisan delegation from the usa

, lynsey graham from the republican party and richard blumenthal from the democratic party , visited kyiv on august 12. first. us senators met with president volodymyr zelenskyi and discussed what is specifically needed to end this war fairly, including our need to use long-range weapons, the office of the president of ukraine reported. during the conversation , richard blumenthal mentioned that they had arrived in order to once again convey the message about the importance of the transfer of military aid, and also added that a new bill is being proposed in the united states. we are also proposing a new bill, which will be called "help ukraine", and it will enshrine exactly bipartisan preparation, and we would like it to be enshrined at the level. of the law, and not only at the level of the president's own decision.

republican lynsey graham expressed hope that ukraine receives more help from congress this year and said he was glad that ukraine did not warn about its attack on the territory of the russian federation. after 2 and a half years of war, you continue to stand your ground and even entered russia. we are proud of your leadership, and you are demonstrating many things that i... did not see, they said that kyiv would fall in three days, well, you see, as you turned around, they were all wrong, and now only months later your people are suffering, there are sustainability, but already on russian territory, that's brave and great, i'm glad you didn't tell us about it, you didn't warn us, instead you did it, and now the russians are already paying the price, so it's right. later at the briefing after meeting of politicians, us senators commented and expressed support

for the operation of the armed forces of ukraine in kursk region, radio liberty reports. what do i think about kursk? boldly, brilliantly, beautifully, keep it up? putin started it, kick his ass, let these people fight, give them the weapons they need to win a war they can't afford to lose. as for f-16, all this is very long, they are... already in ukraine, so give us the opportunity to use them, let's train ukrainian pilots. today is a day of hope, more hope than i have seen during all my trips here. the breakthrough in the direction of kursk is historic, it is a seismic breakthrough, it is good, big news that promises even more potential breakthroughs, but the main news is that ukraine is in russia, it is moving the struggle to the territory of russia. we want to convey a message to the administration that it should give ukraine more flexibility and opportunity to

use the weapons that have been provided to strike deeper than the front line that currently exists, there are certain limitations and issues of authorization, we hope to eliminate them, empowerment is extremely important in terms of tactics and ultimately strategy. it also became known that the delegation of the us congress , jimmy panetta, donald norcross and... lestia maloi, visited one of the leading enterprises of the national association of defense industry enterprises of ukraine. this was reported by its head, serhiy pashynskyi. during the visit , further practical cooperation in the field of defense-industrial developments was discussed. this week, the delegation of the us congress, including congressmen jimmy panetta, donald norcross and congresswoman celeste malo. visited one of the leading enterprises of the national association of defense

industry enterprises of ukraine naudi. this was reported by its head, serhiy pashinskyi. further practical cooperation in the field of defense-industrial developments was discussed at the meeting. recently, as is known, ukraine has become a place for the development of the most advanced military technologies. in addition, a number of leading ones at once. military companies of the world from the united states, france, germany, as well as other countries, announced plans construction of their production facilities in ukraine. in addition, already during the war, ukraine was actively developing a large share of its own military industry, and also produced a significant part of ammunition and the latest military equipment, in particular bohdan's saw, for the nato caliber of 155 mm. which has already proven itself very well on the battlefield.

democratic presidential candidate kamela harris has overtaken republican candidate donald trump in three key states. namely in michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania. this is evidenced by a survey by the new york times newspaper. and siena college research institute, which was published on saturday, august 10. the gap between harris and trump is four points. 50. votes of voters, against 46%, respectively. it is noteworthy that the rating of garis in pennsylvania immediately increased by 10 points - the new york times notes. america's democratic presidential candidate and vice president kamala harris are ahead of republican nominee donald trump in three key states,

which are key to winning the 2024 elections . process. according to the data of a new survey from the new york times of siena college published on saturday, european pravda reports. the survey was conducted in michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin from august 5 to 9. potential voters were asked how they felt about kamala harris and donald trump. when asked who they would vote for if elections were held today, 50% of voters preferred garis to 46%. trump's, a marked improvement over president joe biden's performance, which took off his election candidacy in favor of harris. taking into account the third candidates and robert f. kennedy jr., harry remains ahead by five percentage points in michigan, by two percentage points in pennsylvania and by six percentage points in wisconsin. kennedy jr., who is losing

popularity, averages only 4-5% support. surveys also showed that kamala. wins from growing popularity among voters in each state, but favorability for trump has also improved slightly in all three states. at the same time, 47 respondents believe that trump will introduce changes that will be very bad or somewhat bad for the country. compared to 37% of voters who said the same about garis. as the politician wrote on august 12, according to the social spear poll, us vice president kamala harris also led trump by nine points. points among young voters. a poll of 18- to 29-year-olds showed garis' own approval rating had jumped 16 points since early last month. 33 to 49%. in the five-party race, harris is ahead of trump in the youth audience by nine points. it

10 points more than last month, when biden led the list of candidates and trailed trump. in a two-way race, suv took place by 13 points in favor of garis. the current american president, joe biden, calls trump a real threat to us security. he stated this in an interview with cbs, which was released on sunday, august 11. this was his first interview after leaving the presidential race. joe biden recalled the events of 2021, when trump supporters stormed the capitol and emphasized that such actions are proof of a serious threat from the former. president, he also believes that a second trump presidency could undermine american democracy. if he wins this nomination, i mean this election, watch what happens, it's a danger. he poses a real danger to american security. biden explained that he made the decision to withdraw from the race to

protect democracy and unite the democratic party in the fight against trump's return to power. he also admitted that his age became a challenge in his election campaign. regarding kamala harris, biden said he was ready to help her, including campaigning for garius in key pennsylvania and other states. i am going to campaign in other states as well and i am going to do whatever kamala feels is necessary to help the most. the american president also spoke positively about the decision to elect garis. vice-presidential candidate tim walz. he is my type of person, he is genuine, he is intelligent, i have known him for several decades. i think it's a great team. the pre-election race in the united states is entering a decisive phase.

presidential candidate donald trump's staff has already announced plans to hold an immediate. three televised debates with democratic candidate kamela garis. however , the latter has not yet responded to the proposal of its main political rival. trump himself is also wasting no time and this week went on the air of one of the most popular social networks in the world, x, formerly twitter, where he had a live chat with the owner of the same network, a well-known american. businessman, philanthropist and tycoon elon musk. the latter held a long conversation about two hours in a frankly complimentary way. ex-president donald trump himself did not spare compliments to mask. kamela garis , in turn, actively enlists the support

of american celebrities, in particular film actors, athletes and singers. in addition, in their election campaign, both candidates began to attack each other sharply. thus , the campaign headquarters... of the republicans released a negative commercial against the main competitor haris, in which it accuses her, in particular of the left, of intentions to ban use of small arms, as well as problems with illegal migration. in turn, kamala harris actively promotes in the media, as well as at political rallies, the thesis that trump is a criminal, and she, as a former... prosecutor of the state of california , actively opposes this, and she says: i know the type of donald trump very well. however,

it is obvious that the most interesting thing is that this absentee duel can take place when both candidates agree on the place, as well as the rules for conducting a televised duel, which can take place already in september, immediately on three central american tele. channels unexpected for the whole world, the military successes of ukraine in the kursk region force our allies to adapt their plans to the needs of the armed forces of ukraine. already this week, the american pentagon announced a new package of military aid. the visit of two americans was equally important. from the democratic republican party. this is a clear signal from the white house administration that there is a clear bipartisan

consensus in the us congress regarding support for ukraine. except moreover, it should be noted that the topic of ukraine remains one of the central ones in the discourse of the american election campaign. both candidates, donald trump and kamala harris practically. every time they mention the war in ukraine. in the aforementioned interview that elon musk conducted with donald trump, the ex-president of the united states separately focused on the war in ukraine, accusing in his traditional manner of resolving it, no, not vladimir putin, but joe biden. the latter, according to donald trump, did everything to force putin to attack ukraine. as i see this ... war, trump himself promises to end it literally in one day, forcing zelensky and putin to sit down at the negotiating table. however,

even the closest associates of the former us president do not know how this can happen. on august 13 , the white house said that iran could carry out a significant series of attacks on israel this week. this was reported. white house national security council strategic communications coordinator john kirby. he also recalled that iran and the lebanese terrorist group hezbollah had previously vowed to retaliate. israel for the assassination of hamas political leader ismail hannia and hezbollah commander fuad shukr. the statement comes after media reports that israeli intelligence believes the attack is likely. iranian attack in the coming days. more details about the aggravation of the situation in the middle east, further in our story. iran

may attack israel in the near future. according to updated information from the israeli intelligence community, iran is ready to attack israel for the assassination of a political leader of hamas in tagherania. and it will probably be done within a few days - two sources familiar with the matter told aksios. a new intelligence assessment suggests the attack could come before hostage talks and a gaza ceasefire deal scheduled for thursday, potentially jeopardizing talks in what israeli officials say is a now-or -never moment for a potential deal between israel and hamas. at the same time, the situation is still unstable. as of last week , israeli intelligence believed that iran had not yet acknowledged. with the terms and nature of your answer, particularly through international pressure and internal debate. however, the iranian mission to the un said on august 9 that it hoped that the response would be

timely and carried out accordingly. in a way that does not harm a potential fire stop. israeli defense minister yuv galland told american counterpart lloyd austin on august 11 that iran's military preparations indicate that iran is preparing for a large-scale attack. as a result of the call , the pentagon said that the guest ordered the ballistic missile submarine uss georgia to depart for the middle east and accelerated arrival of the aircraft carrier theodore roosevelt. in the region. the biden administration has been preparing for a dramatic week of high -stakes diplomacy to try to prevent a regional outbreak and secure the hostages and a gas cease-fire agreement. next week's results will show whether the region will sink even deeper into crisis and the expansion of perpetual war. or if there is a significant reversal of course for the first time since october 7, the outcome could shape president biden's legacy. the situation is also tense along the israeli-lebanese

border. israel seeks a blow from hezbollah as well, which vowed revenge for israel's recent assassination of top commander fuad shukr. according to the washington post, during the 10 months of cross-border conflict with israel, hezbollah launched so-called saturation attacks. testing gaps in israel's air defenses, and introduced new weapons in response to the assassination of senior commanders inside lebanon. hezbollah has received large shipments of missiles and drones from iran, and now it has also begun to produce its own weapons. in addition, the group has means. air defense, which most proxy groups do not have. the group's arsenal includes guided and unguided missiles, anti-tank artillery, ballistic and anti-ship missiles, as well as drones loaded with explosives, allowing it to reach far into israeli territory. analysts estimate that hezbollah has between 130,000 and 150,000 rockets, more than four times what its ally hamas was thought

to have stockpiled. to the gaza war, and the lebanese group says it commands over 100,000 troops, more than double the high-end estimates of hamas' military fighting force. mainly most of hezbollah's weapons arsenal consists of lower-grade munitions that could threaten israel's air defense systems if unleashed in large numbers. of even greater concern to israel are the precision munitions the group says it possesses. hezbollah keeps its arsenal tightly secret, leaving weapons experts to guess the full extent of its capabilities. much of what is publicly known comes from statements by the group and its leader, hassan nasrallah, who says his fighters used only a fraction of our weapons in the escalation of attacks on northern israel on october 8. this program was conducted for you by me, major

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