The latest attack on Russia's Kursk region has been a bold but controversial move by Ukraine. According to The Sunday Times, the counter-strike, initiated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, carries many risks and may have limited impact on the overall course of the war.
As the article notes, Zelensky's "fingerprints are everywhere" in this case.
“It has been no secret in Kyiv for months that the president has been pressuring his military chiefs to launch a summer offensive. But given Ukraine’s problems with people and resources, they have hesitated,” the article says.
It is clear that Kyiv is now willing to risk valuable soldiers and equipment to gain some ground here. Zelensky’s critics will argue that this is an irrational use of both soldiers’ lives and heavy equipment that Ukraine desperately needs further south, in the Donbas.
But the article notes that "this counterattack will not be able to turn the tide of the war.".
