A view shows a damaged house following what local authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Sudzha in the Kursk Region, Russia, in this handout image released August 6, 2024
Russian officials released this handout image, saying it shows a destroyed house following Ukrainian attacks in the Kursk region.
  • Ukrainian forces advanced at least 6 miles into Russia's Kursk region in a surprise attack.
  • Ukraine has not commented on the attack and many details remain unclear.
  • But Russian locals and commentators strongly suggest that Moscow was caught off guard.

A Ukrainian incursion into Russian territory over the last two days appears to have caught Moscow unprepared, according to multiple reports.