Let's take a bit of their land - maybe up around Kursk, where we kicked Hitler's ass when he invaded us - and then tell 'em we're standing up a local government, complete with postal services. And then maybe we'll announce a referendum on which they prefer - Kyiv or Moscow.
C'mon, it'll be fun to poke that jerk Putin in the eye.
I sure hope these crazy Ukrainians know what they're doin'.
Fun Fact:
CNN has reporters embedded with Ukrainian forces, and they're filing stories from Russian territory around Sudzha.
Ukraine established a first military administration in the Ukrainian-held parts of Russia's Kursk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Aug. 15.
In a report to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Syrskyi said the administration will be led by General Eduard Moskaliov, a former commander of the Joint Forces.
Zelensky said earlier that the creation of special administrative bodies in Kursk Oblast could not be ruled out as the cross-border incursion stretches into its second week.
"Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast advanced 35 kilometers deep and control 1,150 square kilometers of Russian territory," Syrskyi said, adding that 82 Russian settlements are now under Ukraine's control.
Over the past day, Ukraine's troops advanced between 500 meters and 1.5 kilometers in the Russian region, the commander-in-chief reported.
"Except for Sudzha, (Russian forces) have been cleared out from three more settlements of Kursk Oblast," Syrskyi noted. The general reported already on Aug. 14 that Sudzha, a town some 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Ukraine's border, had been cleared of Moscow's troops.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi told reporters on Aug. 13 that "unlike Russia, Ukraine does not seek to seize territory" but wants to "protect the lives of our people."
Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast aims to prevent Moscow from sending additional reinforcements to the front in Donbas and stop Russian cross-border strikes, Tykhyi said.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that Ukraine's military is creating a "security zone" on Russian territory to protect Ukrainian border areas.
Vereshchuk said that Ukraine would be conducting humanitarian operations in the area, including creating safe corridors for civilians to evacuate — both toward Ukraine and to other parts of Russia.
International humanitarian organizations will also be allowed to enter the area to support the civilian population and monitor the situation, she added.
Ukraine’s National Postal Service Is Ready to Open in Sudzha
Ukrposhta is ready to open a branch in Sudzha to deliver parcels to Ukraine’s Armed Forces as soon as permits, funding, and safety measures come through.
Ukraine’s national postal service Ukrposhta stated that it’s ready to open a branch in Sudzha, captured by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) during the offensive on Russian territory, which began on Aug. 6, 2024.
Ukrposhta CEO Ihor Smilyansky may see it as a necessary step to deliver parcels to Ukraine’s military officers currently located in Sudzha. Instead of premises, the CEO intends to install a “mobile branch.”
Ukraine’s postal services, Ukrposhta and Nova Poshta, use mobile branches to deliver parcels and provide services in territories under heavy Russian shelling and air strikes, or small towns and villages with limited infrastructure. They usually take the form of trucks or vans designed with the company’s colors and logo.
Ukrposhta employees demonstrating the Ukrposhta van for mobile branches. Source: RAU.
There are three conditions for a successful expansion: instructions and the decision from Ukraine’s government, safety guarantees, and funding, Ukrposhta CEO Ihor Smilyansky told Interfax-Ukraine.
Ukrposhta can open a branch in Sudzha if there are appropriate safety conditions for the workers. “It’s not about guaranteeing 100 percent safety, as even in Ukraine, this is not possible today, but rather an acceptable level of risk,” Smilyansky said.
Instead of a regular van, Smilyansky offered to use an armored vehicle similar to the Ukrainian Kozak armored personnel carrier.
Next, the government should enforce a decision to open a branch and allocate the resources for the expansion.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had captured the entire town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region, which is located 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Ukrainian border, citing reports from Oleksandr Syrsky, commander-in-chief of the AFU.
The town also houses the Sudzha gas metering station, which is the only transit route for Russian gas to Europe – through Ukraine. However, the significance of its capture remains unclear, since Ukraine could theoretically stop the flow of gas anywhere along the hundreds of kilometers of pipeline that run through Ukrainian territory.
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