Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack,

Ukraine's sneak attack against Russia's Kursk Region was the subject of Putin's meeting with leading government officials and the governors of three western border regions on Monday. His remarks were concise but still conveyed a lot of important information. He began by reminding everyone that "the main objective for the Defence Ministry is to force the adversary to withdraw from our territory and reliably secure our state border by working together with the Border Service."

To that end, "The Federal Security Service must work with the National Guard as part of the counter-terrorist regime and effectively counter the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups. The National Guard has its own combat objectives too."