2024-09-01 13:54:59
Military observer Denis Popovich, on air of the program “Hour: Online” on “5 Kanal”, analyzed the reasons for the lack of resistance among residents of the Kursk region in the context of the conflict. He noted that in Ukraine, unlike Russia, citizens actively resisted the offensive, including people of different ages who stopped Russian equipment and blocked tanks even under occupation.
Popovich stressed that the main problem was that the Russian population did not expect the invasion and did not perceive the war with the same seriousness as the Ukrainians.
He noted that many Russians believed that their state should provide protection and perceived the war as something distant, happening on TV screens or in another reality. This narrative, he said, was reinforced by propaganda that told people that Russia’s borders were inviolable and that any violation of them would entail serious consequences for the aggressors.
However, when these “red lines” were crossed, it came as a shock to many Russians. Popovich emphasized that despite the bellicose propaganda, the Russian population was not ready for war or active resistance. People, he said, still believe that “someone” should protect them, and continue to remain “outside of politics,” even when war directly affects their lives.
Earlier, “Kursor” reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had probably encircled the Russians in the Kursk region.
About three thousand Russian soldiers could have been surrounded.