Ukraine is said to be attacking inside Russia.

According to Putin, Ukraine is carrying out “indiscriminate shelling of civilians” on targets in the Kursk region. The president called the attack a “large-scale provocation.”

Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers, 11 tanks and 20 armored vehicles are taking part in the alleged offensive that began on Tuesday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Many questions surrounding the attack remain unanswered.

Among other things, geolocated images show that Ukrainian armored vehicles were abandoned about seven kilometers inside Russia. Russian sources indicate that the vehicles are Ukrainian, but according to the American think tank ISW, they could also be Russian.

Russian military bloggers have also posted images they claim show Ukrainian airstrikes in the area. But according to ISW, the images appear to show the aftermath of Ukrainian airstrikes, not a ground offensive.

Ukrainian forces consist of: However, Russian rebels carried out attacks on Russian territory earlier this year.

– It cannot be ruled out that it is the same force that entered Russia again. It is a unit that should not be considered a regular unit of the Ukrainian armed forces, says defense analyst Jürgen Elving.

– This would justify the Ukrainian silence about what is happening.

International media wrote that if it turns out that these are regular forces fighting in Russia, it would mean a radical change in Ukrainian strategy.

Ukraine has previously focused on holding onto its territory in the east.

Russia claimed On Tuesday, they responded to the attack and inflicted heavy losses on Ukraine. Moscow said that several hundred Ukrainian soldiers were killed. Unconfirmed Ukrainian sources, citing TT, instead asserted that Russia must have shot down helicopters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to have summoned the country's Security Council as a result of the development.