By Ben Aris in Berlin It’s the lull before the storm. The Kremlin has begun a mandatory evacuation of the civilian population from the Kursk six days after the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) invaded Russia and is redeploying significant numbers of troops from the front line in Donbas to the region. The coming week could see the first major clash as the Kremlin attempts to retake territory in the first occupation of Russian land since WWII. The incursion started on August 6 and has been the most successful operation since the Kharkiv offensive in September 2022, when the AFU smashed through thin…