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While there is always going to be risks associated with any war maneuver, Ukraine faced a greater risk by continuing to fight a war of attrition with Russia,
Robert Orttung, professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, told Newsweek There is a risk of overextending, and there is a risk that precious personnel and resources may be lost and that Putin may use this as a pretext for further escalation,
said Michael A. Witt, professor of international business and strategy at King's Business School, London There are opposite forces at work. One is to reinforce the narrative that Russia is under threat, which can help Putin and reinforce support through a rally-around-the-flag effect,
This is what the Russians have done over a long, long time and they should not be underestimated and the Ukrainians certainly are not underestimating them,
added Sullivan, whose book Midnight in Moscow outlines the run-up to Putin's invasion Putin will certainly use this to strengthen its ranks,
Vuk Vuksanovic, associate at the London School of Economics think tank, LSE IDEAS, told Newsweek The victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) was after catastrophic failures at the start of the war which predated the Nazi invasion in the Winter War with Finland,
Sullivan told Newsweek before the start of the Kursk incursion Taking over a few dozen Russian border villages at the expense of many lives and pieces of equipment won't help,
The other is to cast doubt on whether Putin and his government are the right people to defend Russia,
Most Russian attacks are taking place ... We are paying maximum defensive attention."
in the Donbas, ... Zelensky said, adding I was very scared, very scared. Shells were flying from all sides, helicopters, planes, fighter jets were flying over the house,
Nina Golinyaeva, an evacuee from Sudzha, told AFP In the evening I saw soldiers in the streets,
We must clearly guarantee at the legislative level that our warriors, who participate, for example, in the Kursk operation and will participate in all our other actions on the territory of the aggressor state, will receive absolutely all payments and benefits designated for the front line,
he said in an address posted on Telegram The more the Russian military presence in the border area is destroyed, the closer peace and real security will be for our country,
Zelenskyy said on Tuesday The ‘exchange fund’ for our state has also been significantly replenished.”
In his nightly address on Wednesday, Zelenskyy said ... and added It is important that Ukraine fights by the rules, and the humanitarian needs that exist in this area must be met,
The creation of a buffer zone in the Kursk region is a step to protect our border communities from daily hostile shelling,
The enemy is pushing, it is trying to get through from everywhere, push through,
said Major General Apti Alaudinov, commander of Chechnya's Akhmat special forces who are fighting in Kursk The enemy has come almost right up to the city of Pokrovsk. Just over 10 kilometres from the outskirts of the city,
The main efforts are focused on preventing the enemy from advancing in the directions of Toretsk and Pokrovsk, inflicting maximum losses, and creating favourable conditions for further actions,
It is hard to say goodbye to them, because we want them to live forever, to live among us as honoured sons of their homeland,