The second battle of Kursk is raging
The surprise attack comes as Ukraine is under pressure in the Donbas
It could dig in, pull back or grab more as a bargaining chip
A hard-bitten officer commands a unit of felons—and dreams of kebabs in Moscow
It is bombing Ukrainians in Kursk and advancing in Pokrovsk
Sanctions are as watertight as a sieve
Even as Ukraine raids Russia, it is losing another key battle
The shock raid inside Kursk has not distracted the Kremlin from advancing
The Biden administration’s justifications keep changing
Finland worries the demilitarised islands could fall prey in a conflict