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Zelenskiy’s gamble: success of shock Russia offensive hangs in the balance

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The Ukrainian leader’s hope that incursion into Kursk region would force Moscow to redeploy troops and ease pressure on eastern front was a risky move – and the outcome is far from clear

Nearly two weeks after its surprise incursion into Russia, Ukraine finds itself struggling to find a balance between seizing territory across the border in Kursk and losing it at the heart of the eastern front in central Donetsk.

On Friday, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, claimed advances were being made of up to two miles a day inside Russia, but Moscow’s forces have gained about three miles this month as the Kremlin bets heavily on capturing the hub of Pokrovsk.

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