An ally of the Russian president says Ukraine's invasion of Kursk has left the planet on the brink of a 'third world war', as Alexander Lukashenko calls on Kyiv and Moscow to end the conflict. Listen to a Daily podcast on how Ukraine broke through Vladimir Putin's 'red line' as you scroll.
Washington is reluctant to let Kyiv's troops use long-range US weapons inside Kursk due to their short supply, according to a report.
Ukrainian troops have been seen pictured operating in Sumy, a region in northeastern Ukraine which borders Russia.Russia launched three missiles and five drones at Ukraine in its latest overnight attack, the Ukrainian military has said. "The operation in the Kursk region was also planned with the participation of NATO and Western special services," he said.
He said the council was aimed at improving support for Russian troops and will oversee the provision of military aid, while also assisting with evacuations and measures to protect residents. "The Ukrainian incursion into Kursk will likely expand the Kremlin's consideration for what type of Ukrainian operations are possible along the border and highlight that Putin and the Kremlin have suffered from a strategic failure of imagination," the think tank said.The Ukrainian invasion inside Russia has brought the world close to a"third world war", Russian media has cited an MP in the country as saying.
Footage filmed in the Sumy region of Ukraine, which is close to the border with Kursk, showed Ukrainian soldiers returning from combat with a captured Russian tank. Key Putin ally, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, called on Ukraine and Russia to end their conflict to avoid the war spilling into his country;
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