* . *
The Guardian

As Ukraine’s Kursk incursion forges on the stakes are rising for both sides



Kyiv’s push into Russia has psychological and political advantages, but it knows Putin cannot let it lieRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesNine days into Ukraine’s incursion into Russia, and Kyiv is showing increasing confidence. Two soldiers, speaking off the record by a dusty roadside a few miles from the border, said they expected logistics functions to be brought forward “inside Russia” because supply lines were becoming stretched.Though it is a fragmentary detail – being more specific would endanger life – it demonstrates that as Ukraine’s forces continue to advance into Kursk oblast, Kyiv is gradually becoming more committed to an incursion that may have begun brightly, but the eventual outcome of which remains profoundly uncertain. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/15/ukraine-kursk-incursion-russia-stakes-rising-for-both-sides

Author : Dan Sabbagh in Sumy province, near the Ukraine-Russia border

Publish date : 2024-08-15 04:00:36

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tags : The Guardian
Exit mobile version

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %%%. . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .