In August 2024, Ukrainian forces launched a bold and unexpected incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, a border region that had hitherto remained peripheral to the broader Russo-Ukrainian conflict, seizing approximately 1,200 square kilometers of territory at its peak and capturing numerous Russian settlements. This audacious maneuver, which marked the first significant foreign military presence on … Leggi tutto The Legal and Strategic Implications of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Designation of Foreign Mercenaries and Ukrainian Soldiers as Non-Protected Combatants in the Kursk Region Conflict