A week into Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion into Russia, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Moscow does not have the situation under control.
The incursion — the first time foreign troops entered Russian territory since World War II — is a major embarrassment for the Kremlin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to “kick the enemy out” of Russia, but his troops are yet to stop the Ukrainian advance.
The first reports of Ukrainian troops crossing into Russia’s Kursk region, just north of the Ukrainian border, started to emerge late last Tuesday.
Read more about what this could mean for Russia, Ukraine and the war as a whole.
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