A glimpse inside Kursk, Ukraine’s Russian ‘buffer zone’

The World

Ukrainian troops are pushing deeper inside Russia’s Kursk region, continuing a “surprise offensive” that began on Aug. 6. Washington Post reporter Siobhán O’Grady was among a handful of journalists allowed into the Ukrainian-held territory this weekend. O’Grady tells The World’s Host Marco Werman that Russian civilians feel abandoned by the Kremlin, and are increasingly worried about their fate.

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