INTEL 495

By officially regarding the latest cross-border incursion as an act of terrorism instead of a military invasion, Putin signaled that he’s holding off on diverting forces from that front, which thus prevents Kiev from achieving its “primary military objective”.

The next point that Putin made was to draw attention to Kiev’s “primary military objective” in Kursk, which he said is “to halt the advance of our forces” in Donbass, where they’ve increased the pace of their gains by fifty percent along the entire front.

“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.”

Officially recognizing it as an invasion would prompt the question of why a state of war hasn’t been declared in response, which in turn could put pressure upon the authorities to mobilize the population through mandatory conscription

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/analyzing-putins-assessment-ukraines-incursion-kursk