A damaged white one-story building and a fire are seen in a still from a video
A view shows a building on fire in the town of Sudzha following an incursion of Ukrainian troops into the Kursk region, Russia, in this still image from video taken on Wednesday.
  • Russia and Ukraine have struggled to employ surprise in a war with so much drone surveillance.
  • But Ukraine launched a shock incursion into Russia this week, appearing to catch it off guard.
  • Analysts said Russia's response shows surprise is still possible, albeit difficult.

Ukraine's new incursion into Russia shows that surprise is still possible despite ubiquitous surveillance, analysts said.