Fighting in Kursk region: The attack humiliated Putin

Freed by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin The war against Ukraine is increasingly spreading to the territory of the Russian Federation.

The sudden attack in the Kursk region brought shame to the Russian army. Write Business Insider publication.

Analysts point out that the offensive in the Kursk region is a major blow to Putin’s power.

“The comments and critical posts by Russian military officers, as well as video recordings of Kursk region residents pleading with Putin to help local authorities in their inaction, are a powerful and humiliating blow to the reputation of the Russian dictator – as one who assures that convoys of civilian cars are now leaving the western region, is proof that Putin is unable to understand the situation.”

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The longer Ukrainian armed forces remain on Russian territory and expand their foothold, the more damaging it will be to Putin’s public image in Russia.

“Putin has to demonstrate that Russia’s borders are reliably protected and that the consequences of the war in Ukraine are not particularly felt by the local population. Once a war forces people to defend their lives and property in some way, they will begin to doubt whether Putin will do so. He is really well suited to his position,” an analyst at the UK’s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) told the publication. Callum Fraser.

Analysts believe that Putin is recently recalling the events of the summer of 2023, when the leaders of Russia’s Wagner GroupYevgeny Prigozhin Together with his soldiers he went to Moscow.

During that time, many of the Russian president’s aides quietly waited to see who would win. This situation shows that Putin has few truly reliable allies. Further security problems on Russian territory will only increase the likelihood of a split in the country’s elite.

However, in order to achieve the desired effect, the initiative in the Kursk region must remain in Ukrainian hands.