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Title Battles rage in Russia as the Kremlin struggles to repel surprise Ukraine incursion Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet NBC News Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 9/08/24 Description For Ledwidge, with the University of Portsmouth, the most plausible theory is that Ukraine sent its own troops into Kursk “to get the jump” on Russian forces who may have been planning a new offensive on the Sumy region, just across the border. Russia launched an offensive in the neighboring Kharkiv region in May, and Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia could attack Sumy next.
“So the idea is that Ukrainians just stole a march on them,” Ledwidge said.
This hypothesis appears more likely than an effort to draw forces away in the east, he said, because the wealth of Russia’s resources means that unlike the Ukrainians they would not necessarily have to move troops and weapons from one front to defend another.Producer/Author Yuliia Tamazyan URL https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kursk-incursion-russia-reinforcements-ukraine-attack-putin-rcna165732 Persons Frank Ledwidge