What's striking about the Kursk incursion is how Kyiv has flipped the script on Moscow. Ukraine's lightly guarded eastern border proved to be a huge vulnerability in 2014. Guess what: Russia's border isn't guarded much better.
— Lucian Kim (@Lucian_Kim) August 8, 2024
The Kremlin made “asymmetric” warfare its hallmark in its struggle with the West. But Ukrainians have taken a page from that book and now are using drones, sabotage, cyberattacks to rattle the Kremlin. The Kursk raid once again shows the fragility of Putin’s Russia.
— Lucian Kim (@Lucian_Kim) August 8, 2024
A wider view for comparison of Ukraine's control of Kursk and Russia's Kharkiv incursion. pic.twitter.com/9xhWIeBCqJ
— War Mapper (@War_Mapper) August 8, 2024
Following an overnight UKR strike on RU hardware, authorities in #Kursk have ordered a non-mandatory evacuation of Rylsk. pic.twitter.com/oe7yINk3Ni
— The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) August 8, 2024
Now Russia’s Ministry of Emergency has issued a UAV threat warning for the city of Lipetsk. Is everything ok over there? pic.twitter.com/InUZiLgB2g
— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) August 9, 2024
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