Bloomberg: The attack on the Kursk region is the first invasion of Russia after World War II

The attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region is the first time since the Second World War when the army of another country invaded the Russia. This is reported by Bloomberg.

"The invasion of 1,000 Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region, which has been going on for the third day, caught the Russian military by surprise. Yesterday, Putin, with a gloomy face, summoned the chiefs of the army and the security service to give explanations. Enraged Russian military bloggers accused senior officials of blatant incompetence," the agency reports.

Kiev did not report anything about the targets of the attack, the newspaper said. Theories abound — from an attempt to seize territory as a potential bargaining chip in future negotiations with Moscow to a diversion to ease the pressure. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the stretched Ukrainian defense on the front line.

"This episode has exposed the fragility of the Russian border defense with a growing number of its soldiers fighting on the Ukraine. It raised the morale of Ukrainians. As for Ukraine, this is likely to strengthen Kiev's argument that the United States and European allies should not be afraid of threats of escalation from the Kremlin and that it should be allowed to fight Putin in any way it deems necessary to accelerate the end of the war,"the agency says.

As reported by EADaily, the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region, which turned out to be unexpected for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, should entail serious decisions. This was stated by the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin.

"Logically, very serious — key — decisions should be made now. Of course, practice does not always coincide with logic, but sooner or later logic catches up. The invasion of Kursk is still something unprecedented. And it's impossible to pretend that nothing special happened," he said.

Recall, despite the shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the situation in the Kursk region is controlled. Russian President Vladimir Putin promised full support, said acting governor of the region Alexei Smirnov.

"The regional operational headquarters is working around the clock. The situation in the region is controlled. We organized the removal of residents from the shelled border areas, prepared temporary accommodation facilities and provided them with everything they needed, psychologists are working. Doctors from Moscow left for the region and St. Petersburg, the federal center allocates additional funds and other assistance to the Kursk Region. At night, I reported the operational situation to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief by phone. Vladimir Vladimirovich keeps the situation under personal control. The President stressed that support to our region will be provided in all directions. Thank you all for the help of the Kursk region!" the head of the region wrote in his telegram channel.