The Ukrainians have been understandably cagey about what their intended goals are, but there are a few things they could be seeking to simultaneously accomplish
The Russians seem to have been caught by surprise, or at least not prepared
The sooner Russia agrees to restore a just peace, the sooner Ukrainian raids on Russian territory will stop.
If, in going to the defence Ukraine can turn this part of the front on Russian soil into the same kind of positional war that has evolved along the rest of the front in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv's forces could hold this ground for weeks or even months.
As long as Putin continues the war, he will receive such responses from Ukraine,
Over the weekend, it seems like more Russian forces, including some pulled from inside Ukraine, have started arriving and may have now halted further Ukrainian advances, but it's not been a particularly impressive response yet.
Zelensky's goals with the incursion into Russian territory are becoming clearer with time
The Zaporizhzhia region is one living under martial law, fighting Ukrainian Nazism every day, and has extensive experience in both military operations and volunteer work, which can be of great assistance to us
However, Russians have accumulated a large number of personnel, in particular in the Zaporizhzhia region, and the number of units they are redeploying is relatively small,
We must still understand whether it is a smokescreen activity,
Russia has relocated some of its units from both Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine’s south,
I saw a lot of death in the first few days. It was terrifying at first but then we got used to it,
They didn't protect the border,
There have been many deaths,
Russia assumed that since it had initiative elsewhere, Ukraine wouldn't dare to do things we've seen,
They only had anti-personnel mines scattered around trees at the side of the road and a few mines that they managed to quickly throw along the highways,
There is no light, no connection, no water. There is nothing. It’s as if everyone has flown to another planet, and you are left alone. And the birds stopped singing,
The enemy is active on the border of the Krasnoyaruzhsky district,
Due to the increased intensity of combat operations and high-risk potential of either sabotage or the work of reconnaissance groups, the Ukrainian military command advised imposing restrictions on the movement of all categories of citizens within a 20-kilometer border zone in the Sumy region,
Wherever military operations are occurring by either side, the protection of civilians and civilian objects in accordance with international humanitarian law must be the top priority,