Ukrainian troops say Russia incursion was easy

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said his country now controls seventy-four communities in the Kursk region of western Russia. It's a week since Kyiv sent large numbers of troops over the border into Kursk in a surprise military incursion that caught Russia off guard. We will have a view from Moscow while our correspondent reports from the border with the Kursk region.

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(Photo: The offensive into Russia has boosted morale on the Ukrainian side. Credit: Reuters)