not by the plough is our glorious earth furrowed....
our earth is furrowed by horses' hooves,
and sown is our earth with the heads of Cossacks.
fair is our quiet Don with young widows,
our father, the quiet Don, blossoms with orphans,
and the waves of the quiet Don are filled
with fathers' and mothers' tears.
Freedom of Russia, etc, are using a single spokesman. He claims this morning that they still hold Tetkino in Kursk Oblast, and 4 other settlements in Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts are under attack.
They have clarified that the attacks in Belgorod city are by their drones, not troops on the ground.
I am not convinced by any of the current Russian claims. I think they may either be staged, or not taken recently. The one at the border looks particularly dodgy.
I do expect a demand for a strong response by putin, given the purpose is to disrupt the elections.
However, it will probably take till later today to hit back at the main incursion, and the rest may take the weekend.
I don't think the Russians have the skilled troops or the logistics to do this quickly.
There may be air strikes today also.