Russia’s Ministry of Defence released footage on Saturday showing what it claims to be tanks, troops and artillery systems deployed to the country’s western region of Kursk in a bid to fight off Ukrainian armed forces that stormed the area early this week. The Kremlin released other footage claimed to show helicopters, fighter jets and drones striking targets in forested areas. Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with government officials to discuss the looming situation in Kursk, where a swift and bruising Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on Tuesday exposed the Kreml…