Putin Briefed on Ukraine's Capture of 28 Towns in Russia’s Kursk

Vladimir Putin abruptly interrupted an acting regional governor who said Ukraine’s military had taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee. #politics #russia #putin #ukraine #zelensky #kursk

Alexey Smirnov said Ukrainian forces had penetrated at least 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) into the region and controlled a border area 40 kilometers wide before Putin cut him off at a televised meeting with defense officials on Monday, saying this was a matter for the military to assess.

“You can tell us about the socio-economic situation and about helping people,” Putin told Smirnov, who went on to list assistance provided to more than 120,000 residents he said had left their homes in the region, with about 60,000 more waiting to be evacuated.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged the scale of the intervention in a video report from his war cabinet posted on Telegram on Monday. Army Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi told the president “as of now nearly 1,000 square kilometers of Russian Federation territory are under our control” and that offensive operations are continuing in the Kursk region.

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[LlenujPogee]

Land is enough for man's need, but not enough for man's greed.

[LisaDrummond-ms]

Putin is thinking about what window this guys going through 😂😂😂

[aidanflanagan]

Land is not a country it is the people.

[surlyman]

His generals probably don’t want to be standing near any high windows soon

[MariaCurry]

Please find a way to find peace for both Ukraine and Russia. No one deserves to die in a war. Awful…
Greetings from Germany

[stjarnan]

Ukrainians and Russians deserve better. Both good people

[jlm]

Can't imagine why Ukraine would do this, can you Mr Putin??

[jojoignacio]

Praying for peace for Russia and Ukraine +

[MichaelStockton-lq]

The war needs to stop both country's need to exist in peace

[richardpugliese]

My feeling is Russian people are not my enemy. There are good people all over the world. 🌎 It’s people, ( in power) making decisions for the 99 % who just basically want to live their lives.
Live and let live . Just sayin

[eastafrica]

Some generals are going to be invited to a special tea party at the top floor of the Moscow Towers. 😂

[ajent]

The front line is not clear 😮Valery Gerasimov turn his head right away
Must be a headache tactics

[unowno]

Putin acting all disapointed to pretend it wasnt his fault and all the blame is on his minions 😂

[Basteroidhits]

Isn't Russia meant to be invading Ukraine

[janbour]

It must be nice to have a government that gives honest information.

[tg]

Deadly tea is ready for this information😅

[michil]

Those poor young men, dying for this criminal

[eshchenkodaniil]

It's not 35, 000, it's 3, 500. I'm Russian

[adrianpaulstuparu]

You can See in His face....there will be No negociations

[leon.brocki]

The facial impression is the definition of "Well, fuck. That wasn't supposed to happen"