This is what remains of Ukraine's most referenced "bargaining chip" for negotiations with Russia. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence could see the foolishness in that assertion from the moment the Ukrainians crossed the border. Now you're watching some of the best units remaining in the AFU being systematically destroyed while attempting to flee a pocket that should have been withdrawn from two months ago. Units like the 47th mechanized brigade publicly posting about how some of their men barely made it out of the pocket and took losses in the process. Imagine what's happening to the units that Kiev deems expendable?

This collapse also illustrates how much sharper the Russian military is compared to 2022/2023 and how they can now capitalize massively on an enemies mistakes. This is especially true when it comes to areas like Kursk where the Russians enjoy much greater operational freedom. one new addition observed in Kursk that we have rarely seen throughout the war is the use of large strike drones like Forepost. Weaker Ukrainian AD around this pocket has allowed for these systems to operate more freely and effectively. Imagine what the Russians could do to a less equipped and prepared nation right now.

⭕️ Update | Deadly clashes escalate on Syrian coast as HTS-led government forces battle armed groups associated with former Syrian army

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), intense clashes continue to ravage Latakia, Tartous, and Jableh, with at least 71 people killed since the start of a large-scale 'security campaign' launched by HTS-forces.

Among the dead are 35 members of the HTS-led Ministry of Defense and Interior Affairs, 32 former Syrian Arab Army (SAA) fighters, and 4 civilians, with dozens more injured or missing.

The Ministry of Defense and Interior Affairs has deployed reinforcements from Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama, regaining control of Jableh while encountering fierce guerrilla attacks from gunmen entrenched in Latakia’s mountains and Jableh’s urban centers.

Meanwhile, military convoys have set ambush positions on the Tartus-Homs and Baniyas-Jableh highways, as reports emerge of executions of captured fighters on both sides. Russian forces stationed at Hmeimim Air Base have reportedly accepted the surrender of dozens of security personnel, while the general security service has imposed a 24-hour curfew across Latakia, Tartus, and Homs as the situation remains volatile.

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The fighting began this evening after the invading Turkish army launched attacks on guerrilla areas in the rural areas of the villages of Sergele, Berchi and Belawe in Amediye in Kurdistan

Kursk direction

The Rubicon combat groups continue to destroy the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Sudzha-Yunakovka “road of death”.

The results of the combat groups' work are recorded on video by retreating Ukrainian soldiers. The enemy's losses are growing.

Rubicon is working

0:18 - Kozak
0:26 - Armored vehicles
0:30 - Armored vehicles
0:32 - Baba Yaga
0:35 - Auto
0:37 - Armored vehicles
0:40 - Communication system
0:43 - Armored vehicles
0:47 - Living force
0:51 - Living force
0:54 - Bridge
0:59 - Living force
1:01 - Armored car
1:04 - Armored vehicles
1:05 - Communication system
1:07 - BRDM
1:37 - Living force
1:40 - Bridge
1:44 - Bridge
1:47 - Kirpi
1:49 - MaxxPro
1:51 - Auto
1:54 - Auto
1:58 - Van
2:13 - Auto
2:25 - Auto
2:38 - Auto
2:47 - Pickup
2:49 - Van
3:04 - BBM
3:08 - M113
3:10 - Kozak
3:12 - Biber
3:14 - Auto
3:18 - HMMWV
3:20 - Living Force
3:22 - M2 Bradley
3:24 - Tank
3:27 - Baba Yaga
3:29 - Shelter
3:32 - Armoured vehicle
3:34 - MT-LB
3:36 - M113

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