Eccentric head of LDPR populist party Vladimir Zhirinovsky in 2020 kind of predicted the operation in Kursk by claiming that Ukraine will at some point make incursion into Russian territory, likely Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk or Orel. He however predicted the incursion will last not more than a few hours and will be organised purely for PR purposes. Even this made the host Solovyov furious as questioning Russia being invincible was perceived as politically incorrect.