The Ukrainian military action in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which began on 6 August, came as a surprise to the Kremlin and a shock to the Russian public. The military and civilian leadership, as well as the state propaganda, tried to conceal it and deprecate its scale. The authorities acted – especially at the beginning – chaotically and ineffectively, among others they failed to organize an orderly evacuation of the population. …read more
Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)