Kursk: Where is the operation going?

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Kursk: Where is the operation going?

At dawn, on 6 August, paratroopers from 3rd Battalion, 82nd Air Assault Brigade (80 ODShBr) crossed the Sumy-Kursk international border and seized the Russian border crossing point at Sudzha.  The attack came as a complete surprise.  Unlikely images of 50-odd Russian border guards and conscripts surrendering began to circulate on social media.  By the end of the day it was evident this was not a raid, but rather a full-scale incursion into Kursh…