The Independent

 Russia has evacuated more than 76,000 people in the Kursk region as Ukrainian troops push further into its territory.  Vladimir Putin has been forced to call in reserve troops to aid what Moscow is calling a “counterterrorism operation”.At the same time, a federal-level emergency was declared in Russia over the incursion.As the attack enters its fifth day, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky praised his army’s ability “to surprise” and “achieve results”.Around 1,000 Ukrainian troops in tanks and armoured vehicles advanced across the Russian border and into the Kursk region in the early hours of Tuesday, with US-based analysts suggesting...

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called

 Vladimir Putin has reportedly gifted Kim Jong-un 24 purebred horses in exchange for artillery shells used in the Ukraine war, signalling the two leaders’ increasingly close bond.The new consignment of Orlov Trotters, which are said to be the North Korean leaders’ favourite breed, were brought over the narrow land border on Sunday, according to an announcement made by the veterinary authorities in Primorsky Krai, which is the Russian Far East region connected by rail to North Korea, reported The Times.The delivery of the 19 stallions and five mares is reported by South Korean media to be partial payment for...

Vladimir Putin ‘gifts Kim Jong-un 24 purebred horses in exchange for artillery shells used in Ukraine war’

Business Insider

The Foreign Ministry will be offering three-month visas as early as next month, Russian state media said.

Putin has decided that Russia is going to be a 'safe haven' for people who want to trade liberal Western ways for Russian 'moral values'

Mediaite

A CNN reporter is on an international “wanted list” after Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) accused him of recently and illegally crossing its border with Ukraine, according to reports. Reuters reported the FSB – which succeeded the Soviet Union-era KGB – accused CNN chief international security correspondent...

Russia Puts CNN Reporter On ‘Wanted List’ After Accusing Him of Crossing Its Border

CNN senior international correspondent Frederik Pleitgen reports on Ukraine’s tactics, including their incursion into Russia, to continue to place pressure on Moscow. 

Never-before-seen video of Ukraine’s incursion into Russia

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War Three would not be confined to Europe.

Russia warns the United States of the risks of World War Three

The Kremlin is using propaganda to downplay Ukraine's Kursk incursion and instead emphasize Russian battlefield victories, sources told outlet Meduza.

The Kremlin is trying to convince Russians to accept Ukraine's Kursk incursion as a 'new normal': report

The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired 77 Kh-101 missiles in the attack — they cost an estimated $10 million to $13 million each.

Russia may have spent $1.3 billion on an aerial attack as inflation continues to soar in the country on the back of huge state defense spending

"This is why nobody had been informed about our preparations. Now the real success speaks for itself," said the Ukrainian president.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine told no one about the Kursk invasion because its allies would have called it 'unrealistic'

The Guardian

IAEA has urged both sides to refrain from fighting around nuclear plants

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin regime ‘threatening world with nuclear catastrophe,’ says Ukraine

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Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

CNN global affairs analyst Kimberly Dozier says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s muted response to Ukraine’s incursion that is threatening the Russian city of Kursk has made her curious.

Expert has theory why Putin hasn’t responded to Ukraine’s attack on Russian city

- Advertisement - Kim Jong-sik, First Deputy Director of the Military Industry Department of the Central Committee of North Korea’s Workers’ Party and the key figure in the country’s missile development program, has been spotted attending an advanced weaponry exhibition organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

North Korea’s top missile developer spotted in Russia, allegedly seeking advanced technology

CBS News

President Vladimir Putin ordered his army on Monday to "dislodge" Ukrainian troops who have entered Russian territory as authorities said more than 120,000 people had been evacuated away from the fighting.Kyiv launched a surprise offensive into Russia's western Kursk region last Tuesday, capturing more than two dozen settlements in the most significant cross-border attack on Russian soil since World War II."One of the obvious goals of the enemy is to sow discord, strife, intimidate people, destroy the unity and cohesion of Russian society," Putin told a televised meeting with government officials."The main task is, of course, for the defense ministry...

Putin orders army to "dislodge" Ukrainian troops from Russian territory

Sweden's foreign minister, Tobias Billström, has said Ukraine's shock invasion of Kursk is "devastating for the Putin regime."

NATO member says Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows just how hollow the Russian war machine is

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia had to be forced to make peace as President Vladimir Putin wanted to fight, and that war was coming back to Russia after Moscow had taken it to other countries.

Zelenskiy says: Russia must be forced to make peace if Putin wants to fight

Ukraine on Friday called on Mongolia to detain Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visits the country next week, saying the country should honor the International Criminal Court’s warrant for the Russian leader. “We call on the Mongolian authorities to execute the binding international arrest warrant,” the Ukrainian Foreign...

Ukraine calls on Mongolia to arrest Vladimir Putin next week

Business Times

Russian forces have launched a fierce counteroffensive against Ukrainian troops that crossed into Russian territory last week, marking the most significant breach of Russia's borders since the war began. The Ukrainian advance, which saw President Volodymyr Zelensky's forces seize nearly 386 square miles of territory in the Kursk region, has prompted a robust military response from Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed a "worthy response" to what he has termed a major provocation by Kyiv.

Russia Strikes Back: Putin Orders Counteroffensive as Ukraine Seizes 386 Square Miles of Russian Territory

Russian forces started a fire at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post Sunday.

Zelensky says Russian forces started fire at Russian-controlled nuclear plant in southern Ukraine

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Russia Says It Will Change Nuclear Doctrine Because of Western Role in Ukraine

LONDON (Reuters) -Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the...

Russia Says It Will Change Nuclear Doctrine Because of Western Role in Ukraine

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