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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Shaun Walker Central and eastern Europe correspondent

Deflection and downplaying: Putin’s response to Kursk invasion off to a shaky start

Vladimir Putin is briefed on the Kursk situation by security and defence officials on Monday.
Vladimir Putin is briefed on the Kursk situation by security and defence officials on Monday. Photograph: Gavriil Grigorov/AP

As Ukraine’s assault on Russia’s Kursk region continues, Moscow’s repeated insistence that everything is under control is wearing thin.

Images broadcast on Ukrainian TV on Wednesday, showing a reporter speaking from the town of Sudzha, with no obvious signs of fighting in the background, seemed to quash Russian claims on Tuesday that “the uncontrolled ride of the enemy has already been halted”, and that the Russian army had regained the initiative.

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