23/ "There is no talk of us driving the enemy out of Kursk Oblast by the New Year. There is no talk of that, all movement is at a high cost," says war correspondent Vladimir Romanov. Source:
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Russia abandons Ukrainian expulsion in Kursk
"There is no connection, the towers are knocked out. There is only communication via radios. And on the Ukrainian side, they have Skylink, ours do not." Russia appears to have abandoned its efforts to expel Ukrainians from the Kursk region by the end of 2024.
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Zaporizhzhia casualties: Men faced unsympathetic officers during 2023 counter-offensive
20/ After replenishing its manpower it again suffered heavy casualties in the Zaporizhzhia region during the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the summer of 2023, but its men received unsympathetic treatment from their officers.
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Failed assault kills over 30, injures 20; commanders blamed for losses
17/ According to the channel, more than 30 people were killed and at least another 20 were injured in the failed assault. "Once again, stupid and impudent commanders, eager to report another success to the top, are killing our guys and ruining equipment."
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Русские блогеры жалуются на отсутствие разминирования
14/ Russian milbloggers complain that "before the attack, no one even thought about demining the road" and that the 810th Brigade "is sent every day to unprepared assaults, and which is crushed against the staunch defence of the enemy."
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Pogrebki residents missing since August, relative fears for brother
8/ "I don’t understand, did everyone in Pogrebki die or something, from 28 to 31 August, everyone went missing. And this has been going on since August, for the third month they’ve been sending guys to be slaughtered," says a relative whose brother is among the missing.
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Mikhail reports hellish losses for 810th Brigade amid difficult battles
6/ Another man, Mikhail, says, "There are massive assaults and battles underway in very difficult conditions, the 810th Brigade has suffered hellish losses."
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Injured soldier Pyotr describes “tough fights” and heavy weapons fire.
5/ An injured soldier called Pyotr says the brigade has been in "tough fights … They are shooting at us with all kinds of weapons."
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Russian social media: 810th Brigade losses three times higher than 155th
3/ Posts to the Russian social media site VK give an indication of the scale of the losses. Disappearances of men from the 810th Brigade have been mentioned three times as frequently by relatives as those of the next most frequently mentioned brigade, the 155th.
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Russian Army Silence on Missing Soldiers Sparks Concern Among Relatives
4/ The Russian Army and Ministry of Defence are keeping quiet about the losses. "Why is the unit silent? A thousand people went missing in October, what kind of Bermuda Triangle is this?", a relative asks. She has had no success in getting any information from the authorities.