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What Ukraine's incursion into Russia means for the war

After a surprise incursion into the Russian Kursk region a week ago, Ukrainian troops are digging in to hold onto territory there. Russia will likely send reinforcements in the coming days to try to push the Ukrainian forces out.

The bold offensive move by Ukraine caught Russia by surprise. Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Dara Massicot, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what it reveals about Ukrainian strategy, Russian preparedness, and where the war might be heading.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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