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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate and defend the inhabitants of the Donbass region, where people have been suffering from a blockade and regular attacks by the Kiev regime's forces since 2014.

Ex-US Envoy to Russia Says Expects Putin to Respond Decisively to Kursk Offensive

© Sputnik . Russian Defense Ministry / Go to the mediabankIn this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, a view shows a strike of a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone on a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle used by Ukrainian troops in the border area of the Russia's Kursk Region.
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, a view shows a strike of a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone on a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle used by Ukrainian troops in the border area of the Russia's Kursk Region.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.08.2024
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky admitted on Monday that Kiev was responsible for the Ukrainian attack on Russia's Kursk region last week.
Former US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said in an interview with CNN that he expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to take decisive action to push Ukraine out of the Kursk region.
"Putin will respond as decisively as he can to push the Ukrainians out," Sullivan said on Monday regarding Ukraine's offensive in Russia's Kursk region.
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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
Zelensky Assumes Responsibility for Attack on Russia's Kursk Region
Last week, Ukrainian forces crossed the border into Russia and launched an offensive in the Kursk region. Commenting on the attack, Putin said that Ukraine had carried out another large-scale provocation, firing indiscriminately at civilian targets.
Earlier in the day, acting regional governor Alexei Smirnov said that 28 settlements in the region had come under Ukrainian control.
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