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According to the latest news from @CCTV International News, in the early morning of August 21, local time, Russian air defense forces continued to repel drones that attempted to attack Moscow, and have shot down at least 10 drones so far. Preliminary information shows that the wreckage did not cause any damage or casualties at the crash site. Relevant experts are working on the scene.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 20th local time that the Russian army has taken control of New York Village, one of the largest settlements in the Dzerzhinsk region. At the same time, on the Russian side, the deputy director of the Military and Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, Alaudinov, said that the Ukrainian army's advance in Kursk Oblast has been completely stopped and its main resources have been destroyed. The Ukrainian side has not yet responded to this.

Russia and Ukraine fight fiercely in Kursk: Russia claims to control New York village

On the 19th, fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine continued to focus on the Donbass and Kursk directions. In the Donbass region, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 20th that the Russian army had taken control of New York Village, one of the largest settlements in the Dzerzhinsk region. At the same time, Russian media reported that the Russian army also completely controlled Kirovye, another major settlement in the area. The Ukrainian side did not respond to this.

In Pokrovsk, that is, in the direction of Red Army Village, the Russian army continued to advance westward and southward on the 19th. The video released by the Ukrainian side showed that the sound of Russian artillery fire could be clearly heard in Novokhedivka, which it controlled.

In the Kursk direction, after the Ukrainian army blew up three bridges on the Seym River, the Ukrainian army discovered through satellite images that the Russian army built two more floating bridges on the river between the 15th and 16th. The Ukrainian army then blew up one of the floating bridges on the 19th.

On the Russian side, the deputy director of the Military and Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, Alaudinov, said on the 20th that the Ukrainian army's advance in Kursk Oblast has been completely blocked and its main resources have been destroyed. The Ukrainian side has not yet responded to this.

In addition, the Russian army seems to have begun to intensify its attacks on Sumy, which is close to Kursk. On the 20th, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video showing that Russian air strikes destroyed the headquarters and ammunition depot of the 47th Brigade of the Ukrainian Army in the Sumy area. The Russian side said that its command personnel had been eliminated. Earlier, the Ukrainian side released a video showing that Ukrainian soldiers who were digging trenches in the Sumy area were suddenly hit by Russian artillery shells, and the fortifications were also destroyed.

Regarding the current situation in Kursk, Ukrainian President Zelensky said in a speech on the 19th that the Ukrainian army has controlled thousands of square kilometers of land and dozens of settlements in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Zelensky also called on Western countries to lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons.

On the same day, the Ukrainian army said that F-16 fighter jets have been put into use on the front line. Previously, some Russian sources pointed out that the Ukrainian army's current offensive in Kursk may be just a "feint to the east and attack in the west", and the possibility of the Ukrainian army using F-16 to cooperate with the ground offensive to attack Crimea cannot be ruled out. According to a report by TASS on the 20th, there are signs that the Ukrainian army has been secretly transporting fuel trucks and military equipment through the city of Zaporizhia in recent days.

Screenshot of the action video released by Russia

Russian intelligence: The United States, Britain and Poland participated in planning the Ukrainian military's Kursk operation

According to a report by TASS on August 21, the press office of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service told Izvestia that the Ukrainian army's operations in Kursk Oblast were planned with the participation of British, Polish and American intelligence agencies, and the troops involved in the operation had received combat training in Britain and Germany.

In addition, according to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, military advisers from NATO countries helped the Ukrainian army in directing its attacks on Russian territory. The intelligence service said: "Military advisers from NATO countries helped the Ukrainian army in directing its invasion of Russian territory and in using Western weapons and military equipment. NATO countries also provided the Ukrainian military with satellite reconnaissance data on the deployment of Russian troops in the area of ​​operation."

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service explained that due to the deterioration of the fighting situation in some sections of the Ukrainian army's combat contact line in the special military operations zone, Western planners have actively pushed Kiev to shift combat operations into Russian territory in recent months, including in order to stir up anti-government sentiment and shake the domestic political situation in Russia.

The report mentioned that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov commented earlier on the "Moscow Kremlin Putin" program on Russia-1 Channel that the Kiev regime would not be determined to attack Kursk Oblast without the instructions of the United States.

Screenshot of the video of the Ukrainian army blowing up a bridge in Kursk

Are Russia and Ukraine getting further away from negotiations?

The Ukrainian army launched an attack on Russia's Kursk Oblast on the 6th of this month, followed by fierce conflict between the two sides in the state.

Analysts said that Ukraine's attack on Kursk, Russia, was intended to reduce the military pressure on the Eastern Front by tying down the Russian army, but the reality is that the main force of the Russian army is still on the offensive on the Eastern Front. So, is the more than 10 days of fierce fighting in Kursk pushing the two sides further away from the negotiation table? How will the Kursk war affect the future situation between Russia and Ukraine?

Special commentator Su Xiaohui said that first of all, in Ukraine, in non-frontline areas, according to polls, 44% of the people hope to solve the problem through negotiations. This reflects the consumption and accumulated pressure brought to Ukraine by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. At the same time, Ukraine is worried that there will be sudden changes in the West, especially in the US election this year. If Trump makes a comeback, it is possible that the US foreign policy, including the policy of aiding Ukraine, will be reversed. Because Trump adheres to the principle of America first, it is impossible for him to continue to strongly support Ukraine, which is an unbearable burden for Ukraine. So based on these considerations, under the current situation, Ukraine has taken the action of launching a cross-border strike against Russia in the hope of gaining more conditions and bargaining chips in the negotiations that may take place in the future.

However, from the current perspective, the effectiveness of this strike is still in doubt. On the one hand, the Ukrainian army is indeed boosting morale, and also hopes that the West will further boost its morale and maintain its aid to Ukraine, hoping to further influence the war situation and enable Ukraine to gain more bargaining chips. But on the other hand, the West is very worried that there may be problems with the Ukrainian army's tactics, especially after entering the Russian territory to fight, there may be a large-scale war of attrition, causing the Ukrainian army to suffer greater losses. In addition, the Ukrainian army's actions are also increasing the risk of spillover of the conflict, and the West has to be concerned. Therefore, there are some such influences. For Ukraine, it is still evaluating the effects of the current military operations.

In addition, from the perspective of Russia, Russia's position on negotiations seems to be adjusting recently. It seems that at the current time point, Russia is not in a hurry to negotiate with Ukraine. This reflects that Russia is worried that if Russia shows weakness and compromises due to changes in the battlefield situation, the West may further press, especially upgrading military aid to Ukraine, which will put more pressure on the Russian army. From the current perspective, the effect of Ukraine's cross-border strikes seems to be more reflected in the political aspect rather than the military aspect. If you observe the development of the current situation between Russia and Ukraine, you will see that there are more uncertainties in the negotiations. The Ukrainian army's strikes did not immediately bring more hope to the peace talks, and did not even bring the dawn of negotiations. From the current perspective, the game between the two sides is further intensifying.

Comprehensive sources: @CCTV International News, CCTV News, Reference News