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Here is an interesting post about the Kursk invasion:

A large article in the Kyiv Post: https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/37215.

And another opinion about the Kursk invasion. This one is by Eugene Onegin, who I think has general anarchist leanings.

The bold Ukrainian incursion into Kursk has several probable strategic objectives. The disruption of enemy supply lines, and the diversion of Russian military resources to border control are the most immediate ones. Digging in and holding Russian territory as leverage in negotiations that may happen after the US Presidential election is less likely, but by no means impossible.

The fourth goal that comes to my mind is one that I haven't seen discussed elsewhere. The counter-invasion is in fact a demonstration for the benefit of Ukraine's Western allies that yet another one of Putin's 'red lines' has been a bluff all along. Thus far, Ukraine has had to fight this war under diplomatic restrictions that are, as far as I know, completely unprecedented in the entire history of warfare. The aggressor may strike wherever he pleases, whereas the defender is limited to only striking the aggressor on the defender's own internationally recognized territory. A completely impossible way of fighting a war. This restriction was eased in a very limited way quite recently, allowing Ukraine to return fire at Russian artillery positions right behind the border, in order to make Kharkiv defensible. But as I said, this was a very limited exception.

What Ukraine is perhaps doing here first and foremost is asserting its right to defend itself by destroying the enemy's supply lines, depots, airfields, staging areas, troops, etc, etc, before they cross the border, while showing their Western allies that doing so with Western-supplied weapons may make Putin cry and soil his pants, it does not in fact constitute any kind of nuclear 'red line.'

I think The Telegraph is a real right-wing rag, but that this article probably has a lot of truth in it despite that. After all, even though the Kursk salient is quite small, the Russians have been unable to retake it in four months https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-suffe ... 19614.html

The Ukrainians have now armed their F-16s with glide bombs. https://www.facebook.com/donktt/posts/p ... uNS3Z9WLYl

A report on the situation with the war in the east: https://www.yahoo.com/news/maps-show-ru ... 06669.html

I saw a report somewhere -- I forget where -- that Ukraine now has plenty of artillery ammunition, provided by Syria! Since the Russians gave up on Assad and abandoned their military efforts in Syria, the new regime found itself owning tons of Russian ammunition, which it has shipped to Ukraine (by way of Turkey). The Ukrainians have lots of old Soviet-era artillery that can use Russian ammunition. Did anyone else see this?

Protests against a reactionary reform - https://www.facebook.com/reel/4175357899360001

These are just some reports from Domagoj Franic on the fighting. In one of them he writes:

“As much as you notice, in recent days, the successes of Ukrainians are, no matter how small they are -more and more common.

“True, the Russians are slowly' nibbling' and still making progress on battlefields, but it is noticeable that Ukrainian successes are becoming more frequent.....so far one such success has been visible maybe weekly, now it is already done on a daily basis.....”

Domagoj posts reports like these everyday, but even though I have large numbers of FB friends who support the Ukrainians, only one of them—a French leftist—has him as a mutual friend. Don't know why.

https://www.facebook.com/domagoj.franic ... %2CO%2CP-R,

https://www.facebook.com/domagoj.franic ... %2CO%2CP-R,

https://www.facebook.com/domagoj.franic ... %2CO%2CP-R,

https://www.facebook.com/domagoj.franic ... %2CO%2CP-R,

https://www.facebook.com/domagoj.franic ... %2CO%2CP-R,

Domagoj Franic.

The Ukrainians continue to blow up Russian oil refineries. https://www.facebook.com/domagoj.franic ... %2CO%2CP-R

“Almost two thirds of the weapons used by the Ukrainian army today are made in Ukraine.” https://www.facebook.com/domagoj.franic ... %2CO%2CP-R

Summary of the fighting over the past three months: https://www.facebook.com/domagoj.franic ... %2CO%2CP-R. Note that everything declined a little in August.

According to the article, Russia has been scaling up its aerial attacks, and more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the beginning of the full scale war. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... DAkVj8JISQ