A trail of destruction lies in the path that Ukrainian forces carved on their
risky incursion into Russia, blasting through the border and eventually into the town of Sudzha, where
Associated Press journalists traveled [on] Friday on a Ukrainian government-organized trip.
But, so far, it has not dented Russia’s overall strategic advantage. Ukrainian officials and soldiers have said diverting Russian reserves from the main battlegrounds in eastern Ukraine is a minimum aim of the Kursk offensive, but Moscow has shown no signs of withdrawing significant numbers of troops from battles there or
slowing their tempo.