Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas commented on the recent operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, calling it a significant event that undermines Russia’s position and boosts the morale of Ukrainian forces, according to LRT. “First of all, this is probably an attempt by the Russian authorities to downplay the situation (referring to the Ukrainian military successes, – ed.), but, of course, from a realistic point of view, this is a clear humiliation for Vladimir Putin. The so-called defensive lines were not as they were supposed to be designed, not as they were …