Ukraine hoped to force Russia to pick between 2 fronts. Putin chose both.

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A Russian soldier fires a howitzer toward a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region in September.
A Russian soldier fires a howitzer toward a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region in September.

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The Abrams tank built to fight the Soviets appears to be at war on Russian soil

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An M1 Abrams tank firing its cannon.
An M1 Abrams tank firing its cannon.

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Russian troops are crashing into their own anti-tank barriers and dying, pro-Putin hardliners say

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'Dragon's teeth' anti-tank barriers in a field in east Ukraine.
'Dragon's teeth' anti-tank barriers in a field in east Ukraine. The concrete pyramids are meant to block and damage Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles.

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Putin's weak response to Ukraine's advance on Russian soil appears to be rooted in a persistent fatal flaw

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Russian President Vladimir Putin wears a suit and sits on a white chair behind a desk and in front of a flag.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in September 2024.

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Ukrainian forces in Kursk are readying for a long fight and may plan to 'bleed' the Russians just like in Ukraine, expert says

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Soldiers get medical treatment inside a vehicle
Medics provide assistance in a vehicle in Russia's Kursk region in August 2024.

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Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows that Russia can't attack and defend at the same time, former US ambassador says

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Soldiers in a military truck as a column of the Russian Armed Forces move to build up forces conducting active combat operations in Russia's Kursk region on August 10, 2024.
Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows that Russia has 'limited capabilities,' Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to NATO, said.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Ukraine may be trying to attack a new area of Russia to show allies it can regain the initiative — but it could backfire, experts say

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Ukrainian forces during military operations in Kursk region, Ukraine, on August 20, 2024.
Ukraine may have attacked a Russian region next to Kursk (pictured) to show its allies it can regain the initiative, experts say.

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Russia's messy response to Ukraine's invasion is exposing the weaknesses still plaguing its army

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Three soldiers stand by a bent-over destroyed sign that says
A destroyed border checkpoint with the sign "Ukraine" and "Russia" on August 16, 2024 in Sudzha, Russia.

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NATO member says Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows just how hollow the Russian war machine is

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Russian President Vladimir Putin leaving after attending the opening ceremony of the last phase of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg motorway.
Sweden's foreign minister Tobias Billström said that Ukraine's shock invasion of Kursk is "devastating for the Putin regime."

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Ukraine's invasion of Russia would be going even better if the West ended its weapons restrictions, war experts say

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Two Storm Shadow missiles just after they were dropped from a jet over brown fields.
Ukrainian air-force footage showing the launch of a Storm Shadow missile.

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