Russia bombs its own cities as Ukraine advances in Kursk
The Ukrainian forces are still conducting an offensive in the Kursk region. The Russians have been unable to stop them for nearly a month. To push the Ukrainians out of Russia, they are willing to do anything - even bomb their own cities. They are currently trying to destroy Sudzha completely.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces reported that one such town is Sudzha, located about 10 kilometres from the border with Ukraine. About 200 Russian civilians still remain in this town. Despite this, the Russians are bombing it with guided bombs, shelling it with artillery, and attacking it with kamikaze drones. "They want to wipe it off the face of the earth," - Ukrainian soldiers claim.
According to the Ukrainians, on Friday, August 30th, Russian forces attacked a local kindergarten, and Kremlin planes struck residential houses.
The report states that of the approximately 5,000 local population, about 200 civilians remain in the city, whom the Ukrainian military is helping in accordance with international humanitarian law norms. The overwhelming majority of the remaining are retirees.
The Ukrainian march deep into Russia
"Operation Kursk" shocked not only the Russians. It was also a surprise for Ukrainian officers. Some commanders who participated in a secret meeting with Ukraine's supreme commander Oleksandr Syrskyi believed he was bluffing to intimidate the Russians - writes "The Wall Street Journal."
The incursion of Ukrainian troops into the Kursk region in Russia is in accordance with international law and Ukraine's right to self-defence - said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the newspaper "Welt am Sonntag" on Saturday. This was his first statement about this military operation.
