Ukraine likely hoped its Kursk incursion would force Russia to thin its frontlines, but they're just a small part of the forces being sent so far.
  • Russia looks to have moved thousands of troops from the front lines in Ukraine to defend Kursk.
  • One of Ukraine’s likely goals with the Kursk incursion was to force Russia to thin out its troops.
  • But these represent only a small proportion of the forces Russia is deploying to defend the area.
  • RubberDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    And with all those feeling civilians I’ll bet several sabotage groups made it into Russia too.