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Retreat from Kursk: Ukrainian troops tell of catastrophe and panic

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Summary
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75% Informative

BBC has received extensive accounts from Ukrainian troops fighting in Russia 's Kursk region.

They recount a "catastrophic" withdrawal in the face of heavy fire, and columns of military equipment destroyed and constant attacks from swarms of Russian drones.

Some gave accounts of a "collapse" as Ukraine lost Sudzha , the largest town it held.

Dmytro: "Everything is finished in the Kursk region... the operation was not successful" He estimated thousands of Ukrainian soldiers had died since the first crossing into Russia in August .

Many Ukrainians retreated on foot with "guys walking 15km to 20km " Artem: "We fought like lions".

VR Score

75

Informative language

71

Neutral language

72

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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