What the Russian forces are doing in Ukraine amounts to genocide and inhumane crimes,
Ukraine has no interest in taking over the Kursk region,
The troops are fulfilling their tasks. Fighting continues along the entire front line. The situation is under our control."
Threats such as these may force the Russians to permanently place more troops near the border regions,
If it's making him a little uncomfortable, then there's an easy solution: He can just get the hell out of Ukraine,
If Russia decides that recapturing lost territory in Kursk is a priority, it could disrupt their operations in the main focus areas in Donetsk,
Ukrainian formations are trying to expand deeper into Russian territories,
The crisis is still far from being resolved,
It is possible the Ukrainian leadership wants to demonstrate to Russia, but above all to the West, that Ukraine is not at the end of its tether,
Russia is the main beneficiary of an extension of the front line into Russian territory, as it further overstretches Ukraine's armed forces,
Ukraine cannot continue to fight this war in the same way it has been for the past two years. It just simply doesn't have the manpower or weapon stores to do so,
There have been no signs that Russia is moving troops from the east to stop the Ukrainian advance,
I see this operation in Russia as Ukraine's attempt to slightly shift its strategy,
I don't think anyone wants to see this escalate to a conflict where Ukraine is sending troops toward Moscow, or flying drones or planes in that direction,
Russia is much bigger, and has a larger military, and Ukraine can't continue fighting Russia on equal footing,
My bet is that we'll see increased operations like this, but that Ukraine will try to keep them a surprise, as it did with this Kursk operation,
The Ukrainian military is good at innovation because they've been doing it under fire for a decade now and because they have to be,
The Ukrainian defense establishment is well aware that a straightforward war of attrition with Russia isn't one they can win, and the stakes of losing are existential. From that perspective, their only choice is to innovate technologically, tactically, and strategically,
I think they're forcing the Russians to make some choices,
Ukrainians may try to keep the territory for a while. They're certainly adding reinforcements, and they're digging trenches and digging in,