Russia Begins Heavy Retaliation on Ukrainian Capital as Zelensky Breaks Silence on Kursk Invasion
Now in the sixth day of the Kursk invasion, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky explained the following on Sunday, breaking his silence and giving his first official confirmation of the daring cross-border ground operation,
“Today, I received several reports from Commander-in-Chief Syrskyii regarding the front lines and our actions to push the war onto the aggressor’s territory.” He added: “Ukraine is proving that it can indeed restore justice and ensure the necessary pressure on the aggressor.”
On the same day Russia’s Foreign Ministry has vowed, “A tough response from the Russian army will not be long in coming.” But that response appears to have already begun overnight and into Sunday, as the capital of Kiev has come under heavy missile attack. Missiles did not reach the center of the city, but the suburbs were impacted.
The Associated Press has described that at least four ballistic missiles slammed into the capital region along with 57 Shahed drones sent, citing Ukraine’s air force, which also said its air defenses intercepted 53 of the drones.
Zelensky has alleged that as part of the aerial assault, Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile. “According to preliminary information, the Russians used a North Korean missile in this attack – yet another deliberate terrorist strike against Ukraine,” Zelensky stated on social media. “Pyrotechnic experts are still working to determine the exact data regarding this missile,” he added.
The US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink has condemned the new Russian aerial assault, saying it killed a man and his four-year old boy.
Air alerts and explosions sounded all night around Kyiv as Russia launched multiple missile attacks, killing a man and his 4-year-old son. A terrible reminder that Russia has not stopped its illegal invasion of Ukraine’s sovereign territory and its bombing of peaceful civilians. pic.twitter.com/Sj782XuafZ
— Ambassador Bridget A. Brink (@USAmbKyiv) August 11, 2024
As has been the pattern after any major air assault by Russia, Zelensky pressed his Western allies for more immediate defense equipment to defend the skies. He urged that “to really stop Russian terror, we need not only a full-fledged air shield that will protect all our cities and communities, but also strong decisions from partners — decisions that will remove restrictions on our defensive actions.”
This reference to “strong decisions” is clearly an appeal for Western militaries to get more directly involved.
Some analysts view this ongoing Kursk cross-border offensive as a last-ditch and desperate ploy to force an escalation so that the US and NATO will more directly intervene, or else to gain leverage. Others say this is all PR-driven and that Ukrainian troops are being sacrificed in what’s essentially a suicide mission for propaganda purposes and as but a temporary blow to Kremlin morale…
As I said, Kursk attack is PR-driven decision by Zelensky: “Invading Russia is Zelensky’s riskiest decision yet. Crack troops are being used for a risky counterpunch to Putin that astonished the world — and the fingerprints of Ukraine’s president are all over it.
— Ivan Katchanovski (@I_Katchanovski) August 10, 2024
President… pic.twitter.com/cFMfohUTVW
It also appears a distraction of sorts from the front lines, where Ukraine is fairing poorly and having serious manpower problems. It might be forcing Russia to relocate reservists from the Donbass region as well in order to urgently protect its borders.
Ukraine has continued sending drones and missiles into Russian territory, with one reportedly hitting a building in Kursk on Sunday, wounding 13 according to local sources.
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 11, 2024
The Ukrainian Army has struck and destroyed a Russian convoy of trucks carrying T-80 tanks into the battle zone near Korenovo in the Kursk region of Russia.
Another major blow to the Russian forces in the area. pic.twitter.com/oG2twrm2ak
Meanwhile, the world is witnessing Russia fight a war to repel invaders on its own territory in the southern region, with state media describing a Ukrainian command and control center having been destroyed in the Kursk region:
A missile strike has destroyed a Ukrainian command-and-control center in Russia’s Kursk Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has claimed, releasing video of the strike. Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale incursion into the border region earlier this week.
Ukraine sent tanks into Kursk, which Russia is taking out via airstrikes…
Many tens of thousands of Russian citizens have been evacuated from several border regions – with Russian sources acknowledging some 80,000 have fled in buses, trains, and cars. A formal “state of emergency” has persisted as Russia pours droops and security forces into the Kursk region to restore order.
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Kamala Harris Promises to Publish Her Policy Platform Next Week
US Vice President and Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris promised to publish her policy platform next week, which will focus on strengthening the economy and reducing prices.
“Next week. And it will be focused on the economy, on what we need to do to bring down costs and strengthen the economy overall,” Harris told reporters of her press pool when asked about the timing of her platform’s publication.
Republicans blame the Democratic administration for the rise in inflation and prices, declaring a failed economic policy. According to sociologists, the issue of reducing spending remains the main one for voters.
Incumbent US leader Joe Biden, amid concerns about his health and growing criticism, earlier decided not to seek reelection for a second term and supported his vice president Harris as his replacement.
The US presidential election will take place on November 5. Former President Donald Trump has been officially nominated by the Republican Party for the post of head of state.
Along with him, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance has been approved as a vice-presidential candidate. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has become the vice presidential nominee in the Democratic team.
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UK Prime Minister’s Approval Rating Hits Post-Election Low – Poll
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s approval rating has hit its lowest since the election amid widespread unrest in the country, the Telegraph newspaper reported, citing a survey conducted by sociological and consulting company Savanta.
On Saturday, Sky News reported that Starmer had canceled his holiday amid ongoing protests in the country.
“With violent disorder spreading across the UK, his favourability among the public is the lowest it’s been since the election. It remains to be seen whether his response to the riots has a long-term impact on his standing with voters,” the newspaper quotes Savanta’s director of political research Chris Hopkins as saying.
The study showed that Starmer’s approval rating peaked on July 28, the day before the first unrest, but by August 4 it had fallen significantly. In addition, the share of voters who strongly disapprove of the new prime minister’s performance has grown. The publication does not provide information on how many people took part in the survey.
On Tuesday, YouGov published a study according to which almost half of the UK population believes that Keir Starmer was doing a poor job of handling mass unrest.
In late July, mass protests broke out in many cities in the UK after a 17-year-old teenager attacked children with a knife in the city of Southport. Three children were killed, several more children and two adults were taken to hospital in critical condition.
The protests escalated into clashes with police and riots after rumors that the attacker was a refugee. It later became known that the attacker was born to migrants from Rwanda. Hundreds of people were detained, dozens of police officers were injured during the riots organized by supporters of far-right groups. A number of British media outlets claimed that Russia had been allegedly involved in inciting the protests. The Russian Embassy in London rejected all such accusations.
Amid the unrest, the British authorities convened the COBRA emergency government committee three times. Starmer promised to increase the police presence on the streets of British cities, speed up criminal proceedings, and prosecute those responsible for inciting unrest on social networks. The Justice Department reported that an additional 500 prison places had been freed up and 6,000 officers from specialized police departments had been deployed to combat the violence.
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UK Government Plan Will Force Tech Giants To Ban ‘Fake News’
Tech companies will be forced to ban ‘fake news’ from their platforms under plans being considered by Britains new labour Government. The latest crackdown on what the government deems ‘misinfornation’ comes in the wake of […]
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Second Boxer at Center of Gender Controversy Wins Olympic Gold
Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-ting won Olympic featherweight gold in Paris on Saturday, defeating Poland’s Julia Szeremeta. The victory comes amid controversy over Lin’s gender identity.
Lin, who won in a unanimous decision, was one of the athletes disqualified from the Women’s World Boxing Championship in New Delhi in 2023 after failing the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) gender eligibility tests. Commenting on the results, the organization’s president, Umar Kremlev, said the tests “proved they had XY chromosomes and were thus excluded from the sports events.”
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) admitted Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif – who was also disqualified from last year’s tournament – to the Paris Games.
Earlier this month, IOC spokesman Mark Adams claimed that all the athletes “comply with the eligibility rules,” while casting doubt on the tests conducted by the IBA last year. On Friday, Khelif won Olympic gold, defeating China’s Yang Liu in the women’s welterweight finals.
Both Lin and Khelif have been at the center of a heated debate due to their failed DNA tests, with some commentators arguing that it is unfair to allow people with male genetic characteristics to compete against female athletes. Supporters, however, say it is not clear whether the tests found XY chromosomes or elevated testosterone in their blood samples.
Two years ago, the IBA, which is headed by Kremlev, a Russian national, overturned a ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers, becoming one of the few global sports bodies to allow athletes from the two countries to compete with their national flags and anthems despite international sanctions. In 2023, the IOC stripped the IBA of its recognition over an alleged failure to implement governance and finance reforms, and took charge of boxing at the Paris Olympics.
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Border Towns Sketchier Than Ever Amid Biden-Harris Invasion
The border has been seedy and dangerous for a long time. The Biden Border Invasion has made it worse.
To visit or not to visit Mexico? If you do, know where you are going and study the route. Travel during the day. Be careful.
Some Americans don’t want to visit Mexico at all, and I understand that. Some would just prefer to travel in the U.S. and of course, there is plenty to see in the United States.
Others have heard of the violence in Mexico and don’t want to risk being caught up in it.
On the other hand, some will criticize you for saying that Mexico is dangerous – and it can be.
The U.S. State Department has a useful travel advisory page which actually breaks Mexico down state by state.
I recently returned from a trip south of the border, and didn’t encounter any criminal, legal, or mechanical problems, which is always good when traveling anywhere.
I actually lived in Mexico for many years and my wife, now a naturalized U.S. citizen, is a native of Mexico.
On this trip, we visited and stayed in the same city where we previously resided. We had to take care of some things.
My wife has some real estate in Mexico and had to do some legal work she could only do in Mexico.
We also recovered some personal and family items. My wife’s parents both passed away within the past five years, so there was much to process.
Many Americans travel to Mexico. In calendar year 2023, there were 36.71 million Americans who traveled to Mexico, an increase over the previous year’s total of 33.54 million.
There are actually 1.6 million Americans who live in Mexico, as I once did.
Americans who live in Mexico are English teachers, retirees, missionaries, businesspeople, employees of American corporations – and nowadays, “digital nomads” who work online and can live anywhere.
For me, residing in Mexico was a real education.
One important aspect was seeing immigration from the other side of the border. I learned that Mexicans don’t see immigration to the United States the same way that Americans view it.
On our trip, we entered Mexico at one border crossing and exited via another.
In the city where we stayed, I encountered some Hondurans begging from cars on a street. And that’s not the first time I’ve met Hondurans in Mexico. Hondurans have been passing through since before the Biden Border Invasion.
In some ways, the border area (on both sides) has long been a region unto itself. It can attract some sketchy characters from all over.
For example, I was once on the Mexican side and encountered an American who boasted of being on the lam from the law in the U.S.
Over the years I’ve crossed the border many times. Depending on the traffic, doing so in an automobile can take a long time.
We crossed back into the U.S. from Piedras Negras to Eagle Pass, Texas.
This crossing has often been in the news in recent times. It’s Ground Zero for Governor Abbott’s much-ballyhooed border operation, which hasn’t lived up to the hype but is more than any other border governor is doing.
Our crossing from Piedras Negras to Eagle Pass took two and a half hours and we almost ran out of gas. It wasn’t because the process took longer, it’s just that there were so many cars.
There is a hill on the Mexican side overlooking the Rio Grande and the U.S. beyond. Before we crossed, I stood on that hill and looked down on the border. I saw a line of shipping containers with wire forming a makeshift border barrier.
It’s better than nothing, but when is our country going to have a decent border barrier and an effective border policy?
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