Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as the Ukrainian Army Continues to advance in Russia's Kursk region, writes News.de.
The body language of the Russian leader shows that he has been particularly nervous and restless in recent days. Sources close to the Kremlin revealed that he had not been so nervous for years, even during the rebellion of the private army “Wagner“ (of Prigozhin) in 2023
On August 6, the Ukrainian army carried out a surprise invasion of the Kursk region, bringing the war into Russian territory. Dozens of settlements were captured by the ZSU, and thousands of Russian soldiers raised the white flag and surrendered to the Ukrainian forces.
Initially, Moscow denied that it was a large-scale invasion of a foreign army on Russian territory – something that hasn't happened since World War II. With each passing day, however, it becomes increasingly difficult for Putin and his cronies to deny the obvious. The Financial Times newspaper writes that Putin cannot deny the seriousness of the situation, considering that about 200,000 people were evacuated from the border areas (some media mention even more evacuees). The President of the Russian Federation calls Ukraine's actions terrorism and provocation.
There is increasing talk in Russia that Moscow will at some point have to announce a new large-scale mobilization – a scenario Putin wants to avoid at all costs. The reason is that it is an unpopular measure, and in effect the Kremlin will tacitly admit that Russia has lost a huge amount of soldiers in its war against Ukraine. The General Staff in Kiev reports that since the start of the full-scale invasion, 596,000 Russian soldiers have been eliminated.