Controversy
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Will Russia Repel Ukraine's Attack on the Kursk Region?
Claims
Vyacheslav Gladkov“I am sure that our servicemen will do everything to cope with the threat that has arisen [in the Kursk region].”Aug 12, 2024
Andriy Zagorodnyuk“I doubt that Ukraine’s leadership has these plans to occupy Russian territory and to hold it indefinitely.”Aug 10, 2024
Robert Murrett"We don't know how it's going to turn out but eventually the Ukrainian forces will probably have to withdraw [from Kursk]."Aug 08, 2024
Andrei Belostotsky"The enemy has not advanced a single meter and... is retreating [from Kursk]."
Vladimir Putin“The enemy will certainly receive a worthy response [for invading Kursk], and all the goals facing us will, without a doubt, be achieved.”
Dan Sabbagh"Ukraine still very much appears to have the momentum in this surprise incursion... But the situation is inherently unstable."
Matthew Savill"[S]ustaining a force of any size in Russia, and defending against counter-attacks, will be hard, given the limited reserves available to Ukraine."
Sergei Markov“If they act at the same speed as Russia is attacking elsewhere, it could take a year to take back the Kursk region.”
Michael Clarke"The Russians... will do whatever it takes" to retake the lost areas of Kursk region.
Oleksandr Syrskyi"The situation is under our [Ukrainian] control."
Maria Zakharova“[A] tough response from the Russian army [to the Ukrainian incursion] will not be long in coming.”
Mykhailo Podolyak“We have to push them back in some areas if we are going to make those areas safe for us ... [a]nd we are creating a buffer zone [in the Kursk region].”
Andrii KovalenkoThe Kremlin is "lying about the controllability of the situation in the Kursk region."
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation"The armed forces continue to repel the attempted invasion by the Ukrainian armed forces."
Andrius Tursa“In the coming days, Russia’s so-called counter-terrorist forces ... will likely step-up efforts to liberate the occupied territories."
Taras Kuzio“Ukraine’s incursion into Russia is bold and risky, and it may yet fail; that’s the nature of war."
Robert W Orttung"[I]t's going to be very difficult for [the Russians] to dislodge the Ukrainians [from Kursk]"
Michael Clarke"[A]t some point [the Ukrainians are] going to have to conduct a withdrawal in good order."
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