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

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking during an interview with French media in Rivne.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country did not inform their allies about the planned incursion on Kursk because it would have seemed "unrealistic" to them.

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Satellite images capture the broken aftermath of the Ukrainian air force strikes on key Russian bridges to back the Kursk invasion

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A view of a damaged bridge over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region in this still image taken from a social media video released on August 16.
A view of a damaged bridge over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region in this still image taken from a social media video released on August 16.

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Ukraine's 'rapid' incursion into Kursk shows it's learned from months of grinding warfare, military analysts say

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A destroyed Russian tank on a roadside near Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia
A destroyed Russian tank on a roadside near Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, on August 16, 2024.

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Dramatic video shows Ukraine evacuating troops with a US-made Bradley fighting vehicle

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A Bradley fighting vehicle fires on Russian positions in a mission to rescue Ukrainian troops in Donetsk in August 2024.

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Video appears to show Ukrainian strike on key Russian bridge, which Moscow says was likely carried out using US-made HIMARS rockets

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A bridge crossing the River Seym in Russia was destroyed by Ukraine.
A bridge crossing the River Seym in Russia was destroyed by Ukraine.

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Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through

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A Ukrainian soldier firing a machine gun at Russian drones.
"We joked that it wasn't April 1st. The commander just smiled, knowing we had no idea what was awaiting us," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy, said of the orders to invade Russia, per The Economist.

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Ukraine's Kursk counteroffensive defied NATO predictions and shows Kyiv has its eye on the US election, experts say

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Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6.

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the Ukraine War turned him into an arms dealer

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he is now a "licensed arms dealer" after starting an artificial intelligence drone company to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia.

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Ukrainian paratroopers put out a new video they say shows the first hours of the invasion of Russia

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A tank is seen next to defensive fortifications in a video said to show Ukrainian forces during the early hours of their Kursk invasion on August 6.
A tank is seen next to defensive fortifications in a video said to show Ukrainian forces during the early hours of their Kursk invasion on August 6, 2024.

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Ukraine's F-16s may be getting long-range cruise missiles to hit targets hundreds of miles away: report

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F-16 Fighting Falcons perform in the sky as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech congratulating the Ukrainian military.
The US is in talks with Ukraine to send long-range cruise missiles for its F-16s.

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