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            <title><![CDATA[Ex-Kursk Governor Arrested for Embezzling Border Defense Funds]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The former governor of the Russian Kursk region and his then deputy have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling over approximately 117 million kronor – funds allegedly earmarked for border defense against Ukraine.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robots and Drones over Kursk]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:05:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin: Ukraine must be "driven out"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukraine must be "driven out" from Russia, says President Vladimir Putin after Ukraine's counteroffensive has reached approximately three miles into Russia. According to information from the Kursk region, 28 areas are now under Ukrainian control.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:11:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine's large-scale offensive reaches three miles into Russia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Ukrainian ground offensive has reached nearly three miles into Russia. The offensive is, according to Ukrainian sources, much more extensive than previously stated. The goal is to "destabilize Russia", according to a Ukrainian security official.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 06:48:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Offensive on Russian soil "a propaganda victory"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukraine's likely ground offensive on Russian territory may show that new deliveries of war materials from Western countries are having an effect. The symbolic value of attacking Russia is also great for Ukraine. It's about creating uncertainty, says Jonas Kjellén at FOI.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:29:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine has broken through several defense lines]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Forces from Ukraine have "broken through at least two Russian defense lines" and captured over ten communities in the surprising land offensive that was launched inside Russia last week, according to the American think tank ISW's assessment. Ukraine now appears to confirm the offensive on Russian soil.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 01:05:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia: State of Emergency in Kursk Region]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Five civilians and hundreds of soldiers have lost their lives in a Ukrainian ground offensive in the Russian Kursk region, claims Russia. The country's president Vladimir Putin calls it "a large-scale provocation". The USA has contacted Ukraine's military to get information about the country's "goals".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:31:17 GMT</pubDate>
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