As anger erupts in Kursk, Putin plays down Ukrainian offensive

In Kursk region, some residents are angry about the response to the Ukrainian attack, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has said very little.

As anger erupts in Kursk, Putin plays down Ukrainian offensive
Russian local residents sit near a shelter where they were hiding during a recent fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the town of Sudzha that is controlled by Ukrainian army, Kursk region, Russia August 16, 2024. The sign on the poster reads: "There are peaceful people in the basement, there are no soldiers."

In Kursk region, some residents are angry about the response to the Ukrainian attack, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has said very little.