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Mothers of Russian conscripts petitioned Putin to withdraw their sons from Kursk Oblast.

August 12, 2024 Kursk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources

Kyiv Independent Ukrinform Kyiv Post

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Entities

Mothers of conscripts (organization) Vladimir Putin (person) Ukraine (organization) Russia (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Alexey Smirnov (person) Kursk Oblast (location) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) China (organization) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (organization) Alexei Smirnov (person) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Aleksey Dyumin (person)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Mothers of conscripts petitioned Putin to withdraw their sons from Kursk Oblast, collecting over 5,000 signatures

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

China has taken note of the relevant situation in the Kursk region of Russia and calls on all parties to abide by the 'three principles' of cooling the situation

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian soldiers looted abandoned homes in Kursk Oblast during withdrawal

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

A supermarket in Kursk Oblast was ransacked by Russian troops

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Video retrieved from a captured Russian soldier's phone shows looting of an abandoned house

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