Ukraine

[Silvanus]

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show

Exclusive: Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale

www.theguardian.com

There had been Russian anticipation of a possible Kursk incursion and attack on Sudzha, months in advance.

This is embarrassing in different ways for both Russia and Ukraine. For Ukraine, it shows their informational security may not have been as tight as they thought. For Russia, it shows that they were unable/unwilling to defend their own border even with months of notice.

 

[Agema]

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show

Exclusive: Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale

www.theguardian.com

There had been Russian anticipation of a possible Kursk incursion and attack on Sudzha, months in advance.

This is embarrassing in different ways for both Russia and Ukraine. For Ukraine, it shows their informational security may not have been as tight as they thought. For Russia, it shows that they were unable/unwilling to defend their own border even with months of notice.

Not necessarily.

To an extent, some of this may represent standard military planning: assess potential risks and plan for what the enemy may do and how they do it. Undoubtedly similar reports exist for sectors which were never attacked. And a commander could reasonably predict a lot of this sort of thing, whilst at the same time not necessarily be able to do much about it with the resources on hand.

The June report of a specific attack is possibly a concern for Ukrainian intelligence. However, we also don't know the bigger picture. Imagine that Ukraine may have deliberately let Russia "find" a dozen attack plans. Russia then has to decide whether to divert resources from their Donbas Offensive to reinforce sectors, or to ignore the threats. In the former case, it relieves pressure on Ukraine's eastern frontline, in the latter, Ukraine gets to exploit the vulnerability.

 

[Gergar12]

I have yet to find out why...

https://turdef.com/article/the-u-s-denies-norway-prsm-missiles

More info.

US didn't approve the cutting-edge missile exports to Norway

The US has denied an export license for advanced missiles to Norway. This information comes from Teknisk Ukeblad, and it has been echoed by several outlets.

bulgarianmilitary.com