Ukraine

Maine Public -  In a brazen attack that caught Russia off-guard, Ukraine’s military has sent a large ground force across its border and into western Russia. The Ukrainian soldiers crossed the country's northeastern border Tuesday and now appear to be several miles inside Russia’s Kursk region, where they are operating in several villages. Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia's general staff, said in a Kremlin briefing Wednesday that some 1,000 Ukrainian troops were taking part, backed by dozens of armored vehicles. Russia has sent reinforcements in an attempt to drive the Ukrainians back across the border. Russian leader Vladimir Putin listened to the assessment with a look that appeared to be a mixture of impatience and disgust. He called the Ukrainian incursion a "large-scale provocation." 

NPR - Russia is sending reinforcements to counter the Ukrainians, NPR’s Greg Myre says. Officials predict they will be able to regain control of the border. Myre talked with one of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s closest advisors yesterday, who said Ukraine needs to drive Russia away from border areas where it’s launching so many attacks. Military analysts have questioned this move, as Ukraine has far fewer troops than Russia and needs all the forces it can muster to defend its own territory.