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Recently, the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border has suddenly escalated. After the Ukrainian army raided Russia's Kursk Oblast, Russia sent reserve forces, tanks, drones, artillery and air force to resolutely counterattack, and evacuated tens of thousands of people from Kursk Oblast. At the same time, it launched "anti-terrorist operations" in the three states of Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk. Russian President Putin made a tough statement that Russia will resolutely respond to a series of provocations from Ukraine in the border area. So, what exactly is Ukraine's intention to suddenly cross the border and launch a large-scale attack on Russia? What impact will this incident have on the development of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict? Please pay attention to the "National Defense Time and Space" Yinan Military Forum.

On August 14, local time, Ukrainian soldiers drove a tank on a road near the Russian border (Source: CCTV Today's Focus)

Li Yue: Against the backdrop of a continued stalemate on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, Ukraine's sudden cross-border attack on the Russian mainland was indeed a surprise. Unlike Ukraine's previous high-profile announcement of a military counterattack, this action was a few days after the Ukrainian army launched the offensive, and Zelensky publicly confirmed for the first time that Ukraine was "pushing the war to Russian territory." Sources said that this move was a "big gamble" by Zelensky, with the aim of eagerly reversing the situation in which Ukraine might lose the war. Some analysts also believe that this is Ukraine's "last resort" to increase future bargaining chips in the face of Biden's withdrawal from the election and the bleak prospects of Western military aid to Ukraine. Professor Yinan, how do you analyze Ukraine's motives?