War in Ukraine
There is not a lot of information available about this reported breakthrough, but the aim would likely be the same as that for the nearly seven-week-old push in Kursk, said Nick Reynolds, a research fellow for land warfare at the U.K.-based Royal United Services Institute think tank. Ukraine would hope to use Kursk as a bargaining chip, placing pressure on Russia in possible negotiations, while bolstering Ukrainian morale and showing that Kyiv can still go on the offensive, Reynolds told Newsweek.
