Russia Faces Challenges in Countering Ukraine’s Deep Incursion

Russia’s military has announced that it is “continuing to repel” a Ukrainian cross-border incursion into the western Kursk region, which has now persisted for four days. The Russian defense ministry claims that over 280 Ukrainian soldiers were lost in the last 24 hours Reports indicate that Ukrainian forces are operating more than 10 kilometers (six miles) inside Russian territory, marking the deepest cross-border advance by Kyiv since the full-scale Russian invasion began in February 2022. While Ukraine has not officially acknowledged the incursion, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Thursday that Moscow must “feel” the repercussions of its invasion.

Separately, Ukraine’s military said it hit overnight a military airfield deep inside Russia, destroying warehouses with guided bombs.

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Ukraine’s Military Claims Strike on Russian Airfield Overnight

In a statement, the Ukrainian military reported a huge blaze and multiple detonations at the Lipetsk airfield, more than 350km (217 miles) from Ukraine’s border, after the overnight strike.

Lipetsk’s regional authorities said a state of emergency was now in place in the area, confirming the detonations at an “energy infrastructure facility”.

Russia said that up to 1,000 Ukrainian troops, supported by tanks and vehicles. entered the Kursk region on Tuesday morning.

“Ukrainians know how to achieve their goals. And we did not choose to achieve our goals in the war,” he added.”Russia brought the war to our land and should feel what it has done”, Zelensky said in a video address late on Thursday.

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