Russian president Vladimir Putin's troops were seen captured by Ukraine inside Russia as Zelensky's forces push 20 miles from border on his territory.
Russia has accused Britain of being behind Ukraine's remarkable 'mini-invasion' that has stunned Vladimir Putin.
On state television Putin described the Ukrainian incursion into Russian territory, some 320 miles from Moscow, as a 'large scale provocation'. The Kursk region, where the incursion took place, is critical for Russian gas supplies – so Moscow's highly lucrative exports of natural resources could be compromised.
A convoy of Ukrainian military equipment including tanks, armoured personnel carriers, a UR-77 mine-clearing vehicle, and other army machinery enters Russia The second option would require thousands of Russian soldiers to be withdrawn from the 700-mile frontline in eastern Ukraine, which would inevitably weaken these positions.
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