CNN —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.
The first reports of Ukrainian troops crossing into Russia’s Kurs region, just north of the Ukrainian border, started to emerge late last Tuesday.
By Monday, Kyiv claimed to have control over some 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russian territory.
Analysts are not expecting Ukraine to attempt to advance much further into Russian territory.
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