Parts of the Russian region of Belgorod are being evacuated this morning, as the local governor reports 'Ukrainian activity'. This follows local reports that Kyiv's forces entered the region yesterday. In the nearby Kursk region, Ukraine's invasion continues.
Speculation is rife as to the aims of the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk region - and the potential incursion into the Belgorod region we reported on this morning . Our security and defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke suggests there are reputational and strategic aims in mind for Kyiv. 'I'm sure they're doing this to try to reverse the the narrative that they're losing the war slowly,' he says.
'They want to change the dynamic of the argument in America,' he says, so they are not seen as a 'gallant loser' who will have to give up territory should a new Washington government aggressively pursue settlement talks.
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