by Ukraine’s attack in Russia. Zelensky’s chief adviser, Mykhailo

Podolyak has explained in a recent interview for the British newspaper

The Independent that Ukraine’s cross-border offensive in the Kursk

direction shows Putin has ‘very little control’ over Russia’s border

regions. Shockingly, on Russia state TV, one commentator even suggested

that they were lost, and should be abandoned. This idea was shouted down

by the other propagandists but is also indicative of the chaos and

disarray that is engulfing Putin’s failing regime.

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Kyiv’s army seems able to have exploited poorly-defended Russian

positions – but how is this possible? Speculation is rife that embattled

governor of the Kursk region may not have used the money provided to

fortify the frontier well. It would hardly be a surprise if sub-standard

work was carries out because of ‘contracts for friends’ and use of

substandard materials. Big chunks of the budgets may simply have

disappeared into greedy pockets. This exposes the fundamental rot within

Putin’s ‘vertical’ system.

According to sources, Ukrainian troops overran two fortified Russian

defensive lines, infantry strong points with anti-tank ditches, before

pushing up to a dozen miles into Kursk in the early hours of the

incursion. After a few days, Ukraine has been able to take the

substantial settlement of Sudzha. And despite the scepticism of some

commentators, experts and allies, and in refutation of Russian

propaganda narratives, Ukraine’s forces are still advancing. Thet seems

to have a robust plan, and specific objectives, but have been incredibly

tight-lipped about what they are. In this case, the uncertainty and

speculation help Ukraine (overall), and terrify the Russian ‘elite’.

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Sources:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-kursk-incursion-pokrovsk-b2597391.html

https://kyivindependent.com/10-days-of-kursk-from-first-shot-to-capture-of-sudzha/

https://kyivindependent.com/thousands-flee-as-russian-troops-take-one-donetsk-oblast-village-after-another/

https://kyivindependent.com/mick-ryan-on-ukraines-kursk-offensive-high-risk-high-return/

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-established-military-administration-in-russias-kursk-oblast/

https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraines-kursk-incursion-threw-russias-top-propagandists-into-crisis/

https://kyivindependent.com/kursk-incursion-deals-blow-to-putins-prestige-marking-first-ground-invasion-of-russia-since-world-war-ii/

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-can-decide-how-to-use-spanish-supplied-equipment-spanish-defense-minister-says/

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