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From Breitbart: Three weeks after freeing Wall Street Journal report Evan Gershkovich in a hostage swap for dangerous Russian criminals held in the United States and Europe, Moscow is threatening to arrest a group of Washington Post journalists who crossed the border with Ukrainian troops to file a story on their incursion into Kursk.
Ukraine launched a surprising attack on Kursk on August 6 and has reportedly managed to hold a remarkable amount of territory against Russian counterattacks so far. One of Ukraine’s targets in Kursk was the town of Sudzha, the location of a strategic natural gas hub.
The Ukrainians have retained control of Sudzha for 11 days as of Sunday, when Washington Post correspondent Siobhan O’Grady, photographer Ed Ram, and Ukrainian human rights activist Tetiana Burianova were escorted into the town by Ukrainian troops to write an article about the occupation.
The article described “unmistakable evidence” from Sudzha that “some citizens of Russia are living under Kyiv’s control and Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is really not going as planned.”
Many of Sudzha’s residents were camped on the grounds of a former school, surrounded by Ukrainian soldiers who provided them with food and water, Breitbart explained.
it is speculated that Putin’s government was especially angered over the implication by the Washington Post article, as well as by Russians who were interviewed, that the Ukrainian military was treating the Russian citizens fairly well.
In a threatening statement on Monday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russian police are “studying the facts in connection with the actions of the American journalists.”
Sharing a link to their report, O’Grady wrote, “We traveled to Sudzha w/ UA troops. Many surreal moments: RU woman begged for peace. UA soldier says his hometown is occupied by RU. “Well, I think we’re just innocent civilians” she said. “I used to think that, too, when we were civilians,” he said back.”
We traveled to Sudzha w/ UA troops. Many surreal moments: RU woman begged for peace. UA soldier says his hometown is occupied by RU. “Well, I think we’re just innocent civilians” she said. “I used to think that, too, when we were civilians,” he said back. https://t.co/OVeRVNWrZW
— Siobhán O’Grady (@siobhan_ogrady) August 18, 2024
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