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Marcus Faber noted that Ukraine's advance is forcing Russia to withdraw troops from eastern Ukraine, reducing pressure on Ukrainian forces.

August 12, 2024 Darino, Kursk Oblast

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Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

Ukraine's advance is forcing the aggressor to withdraw their troops from the front in eastern Ukraine, which reduces the pressure on the Ukrainian military

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Ukraine's 225th Separate Assault Battalion publishes a video of a Russian flag being removed from a building in Darino

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

More than 76,000 people have been temporarily relocated to safe places from the combat zone in Kursk

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian оккупанты перебрасывают в Курскую область некоторые подразделения с юга Украины - Russian occupiers are transferring some units from southern Ukraine to Kursk Oblast

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

According to Dmytro Likhovyi of the Tavria Operational Grouping, the number of such troops is small

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Some Russian troops were transferred from Ukrainian territory, though the scale is unknown - Matthew Savill, Royal United Services Institute

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

President Zelenskyy officially confirmed Ukrainian operation in Kursk region on August 12, with control over ~1,000 sq km.

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