A Ukrainian soldier said Russian troops in Kursk were 'sitting in the forest and drinking coffee,' unaware they were being invaded

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Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region.
Ukraine stormed into Kursk on August 6, and its audacious attack's early success has raised questions about Russia's intelligence and preparedness in the region.

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Ukraine kept the West in the dark about its invasion of Russia until after it struck: report

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspects Ukrainian positions near Kharkiv in April 2024.

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Ukraine's attack took perfect advantage of Russia's internal dysfunction, where nobody was in charge

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In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, soldiers sit in a military truck as a column of the Russian Armed Forces move to build up forces conducting active combat operations with Ukrainian formations in the Sudzhansky district of Kursk region of Russia. One solider waves at the camera.
Russian soldiers being rushed to Kursk's Sudzhansky district during Ukraine's incursion.

Ukraine is extending its record of flipping the script on Russia through innovation and audacity

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A Ukrainian armored vehicle near the Ukrainian border with Russia's Kursk region in August, 2024, after Ukraine launched a surprise attack.

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Russia left 'mainly kids' and conscripts to defend its borders, Ukrainian soldier says after surprise attack

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Ukraine launched a surprise offensive into Kursk last week.

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Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows it's learned not to tease its big offensives before going in for the kill

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A Ukrainian T-64 crew pose in their armored vehicle for a photo.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Kyiv's troops were fighting in Russia, days after reports emerged that Ukraine was breaking Russian lines in Kursk.

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Ukraine exposed Russia's sluggish military command with its Kursk invasion, analysts say

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A Ukrainian tank near the Russian border in northern Ukraine in August 2024.

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