Societal discontent has risen in Russia since the start of Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk Oblast, and is being acknowledged in Kremlin-public polling, the Institute for the Study of War reported on Aug. 31. According to polls cited by the ISW, “outrage or dissatisfaction” with Russian authorities has risen from 18% of respondents on July 12, to 28% on Aug. 25, the highest levels seen since the hugely unpopular mobilization in November of 2022. Another recorded a drop in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating of 3.5% to 73.6%, a record drop since the start of the full-scale invasion…