Audacious attacks on Russian territory seen as Kyiv seeking a bargaining chip ahead of possible ceasefire talks
Ukrainian servicemen drive a Soviet-made T-64 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia , on Sunday. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images Russia has evacuated more territory close to Ukraine after Kyiv sharply increased military activity near the border just days after its biggest incursion into sovereign Russia n land since the start of the 2022 war.
Apparently caught by surprise, Russia had by Sunday has stabilised the front in the Kursk region, though Ukraine had carved out a sliver of Russian territory where battles were continuing on Monday, according to Russian war bloggers. Russia has imposed a sweeping security regime in the Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod regions while Russian ally Belarus said it was bolstering troop numbers at its border after Minsk said Ukraine had violated its airspace with drones.
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