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The intrusion of Ukrainian forces into Kursk is seen as a failure of the Russian government and Putin.
Anger towards President Vladimir Putin is increasing in Russia. He is being trolled heavily on social media for the past few days. These things have increased rapidly since the Ukrainian army attacked the Kursk region of western Russia.
According to the New York Times, FilterLabs AI, a company that analyzes Russian public sentiment on social media, said Putin’s popularity has declined after the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk. The incursion of the Ukrainian army is being seen as a failure of the Russian government and Putin in particular.
The report states that the Russian government media tried to present Putin’s image in a positive light in the events related to the Russia-Ukraine war, but they have failed in doing so. Russian citizens have openly expressed their displeasure on social media. People are demanding Putin’s resignation by calling his war policies a failure.
Ukrainian forces destroyed a statue of Lenin after entering Russia’s Sudja.
Putin’s popularity declined after Prigozhin’s rebellion
Last year, Putin’s popularity had declined after the rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia’s private army Wagner Group. However, Putin later overcame it. Now, after the success of the Ukrainian army in Kursk, Putin’s popularity has again declined.
On August 6, Ukraine retaliated against Russia for the first time in two and a half years by entering its territory. Since then, Ukraine has captured 1263 square kilometers of Russian territory in two weeks. The Ukrainian army has penetrated 28-35 kilometers into Kursk. So far, Ukraine has captured 92 villages in Kursk.
There was a fight between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Sudja on August 16. The Russian army had to retreat. The picture is of a ruined Russian tank after the fight.
After 82 years, Russian territory was captured, now there is a demand to change the war policy
Ukraine claims that it has captured more land in 2 weeks than Russia captured in 8 months of 2024. This is the first time since the Second World War that any country has captured such a large area of Russia.
This is the reason why Russian people are demanding a change in Putin’s war policy on social media. They say that the attack on Kursk has created fear among the people. According to the report, there is still a positive atmosphere for Putin in the capital Moscow because the government has strict control over the media there. They keep creating an atmosphere in favor of Putin. But in the rest of the country, disappointment towards the Kremlin is increasing.
US officials said it was too early to say how much damage this would cause to Putin’s image. They said Putin had faced a similar situation during Prigozhin’s rebellion but his image improved rapidly after it was suppressed.
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