Ukrainian attack in Russia’s Kursk region is ‘large-scale provocation’said President Vladimir Putin, according to whom Kiev forces have resorted to “indiscriminate shelling, including with missiles, of civilian facilities”, the Interfax agency reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would provide maximum support “in all areas” to the Kursk region, where fighting has been going on since yesterday between Russian forces and Ukrainian forces who have crossed the border. The governor, Alexei Smirnov, said this, citing a late-night conversation with the president. “Thousands” of residents of the border areas are being evacuated to other Russian regions at this time, the Ria Novosti agency reported.
Ukraine orders evacuation of 6,000 people from areas near KurskThe local governor announced it.
Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov claims that nearly a thousand Ukrainian soldiers took part in the Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk and that the attack was stopped by Moscow’s troops. This was reported by the agencies Interfax and Ria Novosti. The data provided by the Russian general cannot be independently confirmed.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that over the past 24 hours, Russian ground troops and shelling have killed 260 Ukrainian soldiers and 50 armored vehicles, including seven tanks. The Russian shelling, which extends to Ukraine’s Sumy region, “has prevented the enemy from advancing deep into the territory of the Russian Federation.” Moscow said on Tuesday that the infiltration attempt was being carried out by 300 Ukrainian servicemen from the 22nd mechanized brigade.
According to Russian authorities, the shelling by Kiev forces that preceded and accompanied the attack caused at least 5 deaths, including two ambulance workers, and 28 injuries, including some children. According to the Russian Telegram channel Rybar, close to the armed forces, the Ukrainians have taken control of three small settlements: Nikolaevo-Darino, Darino and Sverdiklovo, but Moscow’s forces are also having trouble in other areas. The same source claims that about 400 Ukrainian soldiers are still present on Russian territory, while another 2,000 are concentrated on Ukrainian territory near the border.