How Ukraine surprised Russia in Kursk - and why it should worry Putin | Defence in Depth

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If there was a prize for bravest Russian of the week, surely Kursk Oblast Acting Governor Alexei Smirnov would be in the running.

In a very tense National Security Council meeting a few days ago, Mr Smirnov did what very few others have ever done: tell Vladimir Putin the truth. This didn’t go down well. 

Mr Smirnov wasn’t expected to actually say about how much land Ukraine had gained in its cross-border incursion, so when he did, Putin, who really doesn’t like surprises, abruptly cut him off.

But if Ukraine’s operation has shown anything, it’s that surprise in war is very definitely back on the menu. Better stay away from those windows, Alexei.

In this episode of Defence in Depth, Dominic Nicholls, The Telegraph’s associate editor, examines the Ukrainian tactics behind this ambitious mission and what Kyiv is ultimately trying to achieve.

#ukraine #russia #war

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Russia go home and send your people to work, not to war..

lakeliving
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I understand now why Medvedev said Russia has no borders.

cristiangaban
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Prigozhin almost made it to Moscow with his mercenaries
Im sure Zelensky was taking notes

Peramiiy
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"Occasionally sober" Dimitri Medvedev😂😂😂😂

francismuwalo
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putin should be explaining to the regional governor why putin failed to defend ruzzia, not the other way around!

Rich
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Great episode, Dom!
Slava ukraini
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ahr
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Guys, this absolute top notch programmes! Keep it up!
Greets from Odessa🇺🇦✊

dirtyharry
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Savage comment about the windows. Lovely.

tombowen
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Hey Dom 👊🏼
I enjoy your humour.
Another great podcast, with real depth and insight.
Team Telegraph, thanks for the update 👍🏻
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gadgetgus
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THE UKRAINIANS HAVE GUTS! SLAVA UKRAIN!!!‼

leisamaggard
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Putin's face when confortin the truth in public is priceless

Pandomar
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God Bless Ukraine. They keep moving forward despite great losses.

Dak
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Ex polish tanks are there too💪 Not only american, british and german equipment.

TheZdrawko
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pooptin got caught with his pants down

Juho-ufsi
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It's kind of hard to deny that the war is happening when it literally comes to your very doorstep.

eltsoldier
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I LIVE for Dom’s zingers. Being able to see his drumroll and face expression was extremely delightful.

ryangreatjob
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Ukrainian OPSEC is second to none. And now it's their army in Russia too.

NightSentinel
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Where are all those "Russia has [a] right to defend itself!" comments that showed up on literally every pro-Ukraine video back when Russia was making advances several months ago? Did the bots stop getting paid?

DavidGravesExists
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Alexi was just trying to give a thorough report, but Alexi should have known not to give a thorough report! Did he forget where he was?

Thelightballer
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''Ukraine surprised us. Again'' says everybody

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