Kyiv’s push into Russia has psychological and political advantages, but it knows Putin cannot let it lie
, and Kyiv is showing increasing confidence. Two soldiers, speaking off the record by a dusty roadside a few miles from the border, said they expected logistics functions to be brought forward “inside Russia” because supply lines were becoming stretched.
He met senior officials to discuss the Kursk incursion and posted a video of their discussion on Telegram. “A meeting on the situation in the Kursk region. We discussed key issues. Security, humanitarian aid and the establishment of military commandant’s offices, if necessary,” he said. The target is Pokrovsk, a strategic road and rail junction that was long considered so far behind the lines that journalists and humanitarian organisations used it as a base. Now it is coming towards the frontline, about nine miles away, and there are fears that as the Russian guns close in it will suffer the destructive intensity of bombing faced by Bakhmut and Sieverodonestk.
Dyumin is a former bodyguard to Putin, whose duties included playing ice hockey with the president. He is even considered by some to be a potential successor. He was a regional governor until recently, but Putin promoted him in May to become secretary of the influential state council. Now he may have been given his most important role yet, though the Kremlin is still to formally confirm the appointment.
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