The offensive of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region puts Vladimir Putin before a real dilemma, said US President Joe Biden. “This creates a real dilemma for Putin, and we are in direct, constant contact with Ukrainians. This is all that I can say about this while it is actively, ”Bayden told reporters in New Orleans (AFP quote ). This is the first official commentary of the US head about the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into Russian territory.

The Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region forces the Russian Ministry of Defense to transfer troops from Kaliningrad to the region. This was announced on August 13, at a meeting with the President of Ukraine in Kyiv, the Minister of Defense of Lithuania Laurinas Kashnas stated. “I say to the Lithuanian people: you look at how Ukrainians are fighting for you, because because of their struggle, Russia needs to withdraw troops from Kaliningrad.

A group of Russian commanders are secretly on trial for imprisoning, torturing, and killing their own soldiers, new investigation finds Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA An apartment building destroyed in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Popasna, Luhansk region. May 2, 2024.

Kismet Capital Group, owned by businessman Ivan Tavrin (owner of Avito and former Director General of Megafon), announced the sale of its Media-1 holding to the Investor Group, Forbes reports . “Media-1” unites the TV channels “Muz-TV”, “Yu”, “Sun” and the regional radio holding “Choose Radio”. Among the buyers, the business is the company Media-Telecom-the joint venture of Rostelecom and the National Media Group (NMG). The amount of the transaction is not disclosed.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the evening appeal to the nation, following the results of the 902nd day of the war, spoke about the progress of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region of Russia. According to him, the Ukrainian military “increase the territory of active actions and replenish the exchange fund” (the Russian military has become known about the first day of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces).

The situation in the border of the Krasnoyaruzhsky district of the Belgorod region, where on August 12, the evacuation of residents was announced due to the threat of the APU, it is normalized, said the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

In the center of the eagle, a commemorative board was established by the creators of the Russian video hosting Rutube, the local publication "Sources" reports. The plate appeared on the wall of the Raspberry Water shopping center on Lenin Street. Who installed it is unknown.

"New Gazeta Europe": it serves in Mariupol in "comfortable and safe conditions" - and goes on vacation to Chechnya Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency / Vida Press Temirlan Eskerkhanov on the day of the sentence in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov in the hall of the Moscow District Military Court.

Under the control of the Ukrainian military, there are 74 settlements in Russia, says President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. “Despite the complex intensive battles, our forces continue to advance in the Kursk region, and our“ exchange fund is growing, ”Zelensky said. According to the Ukrainian president, in the captured territories "the development of humanitarian decisions continues." He did not specify how many civilians remained in these settlements.

The officers learned about him three days before the offensive, ordinary - per day Viacheslav Ratynskyi / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Ukrainian military on tanks near the Russian border. Sumy Region of Ukraine, August 10, 2024 The offensive of the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region, which is already called the first and largest invasion of Russia since the Second World War, lasts more than a week, from August 6.

Deputy Head of the Main Military-Political Administration of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the commander of the Akhmat special forces Ahmat Alaudinov said that five fighters of the Akhmat-Chechnya unit-three shooters and two signalmen were captured in the Kursk region. He wrote about this in his telegram channel. In the video, he says that the Chechen fighters who are captured are not related to the Akhmat special forces.

As the Kremlin cracks down on YouTube, Russians cancel Internet contracts and organize protests In early August, YouTube playback speeds in Russia began plummeting to near-unusable levels. While the Russian authorities have publicly blamed Google’s supposedly aging infrastructure, independent experts have confirmed that the federal censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, is behind the nationwide throttling.

One journalist wrote a review of the game - and he was banned Since the beginning of August, the Steam service is gaining popularity by Deadlock. This is the new Valve project, which is a team shooter with elements of several genres. Over the past day, more than 18 thousand people played at the DEADLOCK at the peak. At the same time, the project was not that has not come out - it has not yet been officially announced.

A brief chronicle of events AP / Scanpix / Leta residents of the house in Kursk, who was damaged as a result of shelling, August 11, 2024 Exactly a week ago, on August 6, the Armed Forces invaded the territory of the Kursk region. Since then, the Ukrainian military managed to penetrate several tens of kilometers deep into the territory of Russia. The total area of ​​the Russian territory that they control is estimated at several hundred square kilometers.

The Russian army does not have time to replenish the losses on the advanced, which have reached the maximum since the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It is reported by Bloomberg with reference to three sources close to the Kremlin and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.