NEWS FROM UKRAINE: KURSK OPERATION

The recent Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region caught not only you and us by surprise but, most importantly, russia itself, and even many defense intelligence agencies around the world. Make no mistake: Ukraine does not want russian territory, but it does need to change the narrative, and this incursion has accomplished that in Ukraine, in russia, and around the world. This is the biggest incursion into russia since WW2. The restraint with which Ukrainian forces are treating the local russian population has not gone unnoticed–a stark contrast to the rape, abduction and murder russian forces bring to the occupied Ukraine.

Across the media we trust, a consensus seems to be emerging that there are  multiple overlapping objectives for this incursion, including: pulling russian forces from eastern Ukraine; severing logistical supply lines of russian operations in Northern Ukraine; getting a bargaining chip in case of negotiations that may come from changing political winds, and more. But, most importantly, this operation demonstrates that russia is not invincible and that all those ‘red lines’ and nuclear sable-rattling are empty threats. ‘The king is naked’ as the saying goes.