Russia struggles to repel Ukraine's Kursk incursion

Russia is introducing strict new security measures in three regions bordering Ukraine in response to this week's surprise incursion by Ukrainian forces into the Kursk region. Also on the programme: Gaza's civil defence agency has said that about 100 have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school in Gaza City, we hear how medics are coping; and, a look at the world's largest arts festival, the Edinburgh's Fringe Festival.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Jane Kinninmont, Policy & Impact Director at European Leadership Network and Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets cabinet members after Ukrainian attack in Kursk, Novo Ogaryovo, Russian Federation - 07 Aug 2024. SHARIFULIN/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)