In Great Britain, they are very surprised that the local population of the Kursk region did not resist the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the offensive in the region.

This was stated by retired British Army Colonel and chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon.

"We are very surprised by the fact that the local russians in Kursk welcomed the entry of Ukrainian forces. This undoubtedly had a profound effect on Moscow," Bretton-Gordon said.

According to him, the russian people were in fact not ready to defend their own territory.