Putin Responds to Incursus Blunder
Ukrainian Forces Push into Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with the Federal Security Service (FSB) to discuss Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region. This surprise attack marks a shift in tactics for Kyiv, which has been losing ground to Russia in brutal grinding battles in Ukraine.
The Kursk Incursion Events layer, a series of spatial phenomena indicating Ukrainian and Russian activity in Kursk Oblast, shows the dynamic frontline. On August 6, 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast, complementing the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces daily.
Putin's response to the incursion is still developing, but it is clear that he is taking the situation seriously. The FSB is responsible for counterintelligence and internal security in Russia, and its involvement suggests that Putin is concerned about the potential for the incursion to destabilize the region.
The incursion is a significant development in the Russo-Ukrainian War, and it is likely to have a major impact on the conflict. It is still too early to say what the long-term consequences of the incursion will be, but it is clear that it has the potential to escalate the war significantly.
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