Ukraine's daring attack on Russia shows that surprise is not dead, even in a drone war, analysts say

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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.

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Kursk residents recorded a video for Putin, saying Russia's military chiefs are lying that Ukraine's attack is 'under control'

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Putin sits at a desk in the Kremlin while on a remote call with officials from Kursk.
Officials say Russian leader Vladimir Putin, pictured here attending a remote meeting from Moscow, has been personally overseeing the response to Ukraine's attack in Kursk.

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It looks like Russia was massively unprepared for Ukraine's attack on its territory

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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.

ACTING GOVERNOR OF KURSK REGION ALEXEI SMIRNOV via Reters

Ukrainian forces in Russia managed to fight through 2 defensive lines and a stronghold, analysts say

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Four men in suits sit around the end of a rectangular black table with a cream wall, a coat of arms, and the Russian flag behind them
Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 8, 2024, discussing Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region of Russia.

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Ukrainian troops were seen pushing 6 miles into Russian territory, and the Kremlin can't decide if it's a 'large-scale provocation' or 'under control'

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Rural houses are damaged by shelling and fighting in Kursk.
Kursk's acting governor, Alexey Smirnov, posted photos of towns in the region damaged by the fighting after Ukraine launched a rare incursion past the border.

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Ukraine claims it damaged prized Russian jets using 'cardboard' drones from Australia in a daring raid

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SYPAQ's Corvo PPDS drone, made from carboard, in the air
SYPAQ's Corvo PPDS drone

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