kyiv hopes that the surprise incursion into Russia, which began on August 6, will change the dynamics of the conflict that has been ongoing for more than two years with the largest attack against Russia since World War II.
More than 3,000 people have been evacuated in the last 24 hours of the areas of the Russian western Kursk region affected by the ongoing incursion of the Ukrainian army. The Russian Emergencies Ministry declared on Saturday that more than 10,000 local residents remained in temporary accommodation centers in other parts of the country.
The raid, which Russian authorities say has led to the evacuation of more than 120,000 civilianshas shocked many inhabitants of the Kursk province, bordering Ukraine.
“No one expected this kind of conflict to be even possible. in the Kursk region,” said Yan Furtsev, a member of the local opposition party, Yabloko. “That’s why there is so much confusion and panic, because citizens are arriving (from the front areas) and they are scared, very scared.”
Ukraine continues betting on its surprise incursion
A bold military offensive in Russia’s Kursk region has seen kyiv forces seize several towns, take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack against Russia since World War II.
In more than a week of fighting, Russian troops continue fighting to expel Ukrainian forces that continue their offensive blowing up bridges and complicating Russian logistics.
kyiv hopes for surprise raid on Russiawhich began on August 6, change the dynamics of the conflict which has been open for more than two years. But Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said the goal of the operation is not to occupy Russia.
“Ukraine is not interested in occupying Russian territories”declared one of Zelensky’s top aides, Mykhailo Podolyak, on Friday in X.
“In the Kursk region, we can clearly see how the military tool is being used objectively to persuade Russia to enter into a fair negotiation process“he stated.
