Why has Ukraine sent troops into Russia now? | Inside Story

A lightning attack by Ukrainian forces into Russian territory last week took not only Russia by surprise, but the rest of the world too. Ukrainian troops are reported to be advancing in Russia's Kursk region and Moscow has ordered the evacuation of civilians from there and neighbouring Belgorod. So why has this surprise operation been launched now? And how is it being seen within Russia and Ukraine? We'll discuss all this and more with our guests shortly. Presenter: James Bays Guests: Olesia HoriInova, co-founder of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center. Pavel Felgenhauer, an independent Russian defence analyst. Patrick Bury, defence and security analayst at the University of Bath and a former British Army officer. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #Belgorod #BelgorodEvacuation #Kursk #KurskOblast #KurskAttack #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #KurskBattle #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #AlJazeeraEnglish