📹 FULL VIDEO: Vladimir Putin visits command point in Russia's Kursk Region

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😂 CNN's Dana Bash CAN'T HELP IT, drops ‘BALLS’ to make Musk smile

💬 "I think at the risk of Elon Musk tweeting about me, because apparently he likes when I say the word ‘BALLS’ on TV, I will say that BALLS and strikes, when you're talking about Steve Bannon, when he calls BALLS and strikes, he calls strikes BALLS and BALLS strikes," CNN's Dana Bash went ALL IN in an attempt to avoid a tweet storm from Elon Musk, seemingly savoring the word "BALLS".

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🤡 Syrsky calls Ukraine’s UTTER FAILURE in Russia’s Kursk Region a 'MANEUVER to more advantageous positions'

Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky bizarrely claimed in his post on Telegram that the “defense” in the area would go on as long as it’s “necessary,” despite the total collapse.

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📹 Russia ‘HAS TO PUSH TO THE DNEPR RIVER’ to establish a security zone along the Russian-Ukrainian border – US Army vet

💬 “Maybe it would entail taking Kharkov as well, the Sumy region, and establishing defensive perimeters along those sectors,” retired Army Lt. Col. Earl Rasmussen told Sputnik, commenting on Russian President’s order to establish a security zone along the state border.

The Ukrainian forces actively target Russian civilians with Caesar, PzH 2000, Krab, and towed M777. Their range with long-range 155mm shells is about 35 km. Ukrainian troops also use HIMARS, RM-70 Vampire, BM-21 Grad, and BM-27 Uragan. Grad reaches 20-30 km, Uragan 35 km, and HIMARS with GMLRS up to 80 km. To avoid strikes from most MLRS systems (except HIMARS with long-range rockets), the front line should be pushed back 50-70 km, which corresponds to Rasmussen's suggestion of securing Kharkov and Sumi regions by Russia.

💬 “I think they have to push past and further into Ukraine to where there's a natural defense area. Otherwise, you're going to have too many areas where they could seep in,” the analyst emphasized.

In order to completely paralyze the supply of Ukrainian forces in the region, after stabilizing the situation in Sudzha, key transport hubs should be secured, according to some military experts. Critical logistics points include Sumi, Konotop, Belopolye, and Akhtyrka. Capturing at least Belopolye and Akhtyrka would shift the front line 70-100 km deeper, creating a "security buffer." This strategy aligns with Rasmussen's suggestion to secure key areas in Ukraine, including Sumi, and push deeper into the country to establish a natural defense perimeter, which could ultimately lead to securing territory up to the Dnepr River.

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💬 ‘Russia could move westward through Chernigov to Kiev oblast all the way to the Dnieper River, placing Ukraine’s government ministry buildings within Russian artillery range’ – ex-Pentagon officer

The most effective military action Russia could take would be to launch an attack from Belarus to surround Kiev and force Ukraine’s capitulation, David Pyne, an EMP Task Force scholar and former US Department of Defense officer, told Sputnik, commenting on Russian President’s instruction to establish a security zone along the state border.

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