Ukrainian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukrainian President Vladimir Putin of committing "another major provocation" after defense officials said about 300 Ukrainian soldiers entered the Kursk region. of Russia on Sunday. Fighting is reportedly continuing in the area, with Moscow saying troops backed by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles crossed the border near the capital of Sudzha, 10 km from the front line. Officials said thousands of people have fled their homes in the area.
Ukraine has not commented on Russia's accusations. Before the Security Council meeting in Moscow, Putin accused the Ukrainian military of "shelling" civilian buildings and villages. Clashes are reported to have broken out in several villages on the Russian border on Sunday. Russian officials later said Ukrainian airstrikes killed three civilians and continued into the night. Moscow said 24 people, including six children, were wounded by a Ukrainian bomb in the border area.
On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had halted the advance of Ukrainian troops "deep into Russian territory" in the Kursk region and said it had shot down several Ukrainian drones overnight. However, several wind warnings were issued in Kursk, with local authorities asking residents to limit movement and all public gatherings to be cancelled.
Footage released online - confirmed by the BBC - shows fighter jets flying low over the region on Sunday, with smoke billowing from areas on the ground. The acting governor of the region, Alexei Smirnov, spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation, which he said was under control. Mr. Smirnov said that thousands of people have left the affected areas of the region, and said that doctors from Moscow and St. Petersburg is going to help. Kiev has not commented on any of the information about the events in Kursk.
One of the Ukrainian soldiers, Vladislav Seleznyov, told the popular channel Nexta that the attack was an "attack" and that about 75,000 Russian troops were stationed near the border. After Russia launched a major offensive in northern Kharkiv in May, there were concerns that Moscow would do the same in the northern Third Zone. As Ukraine has gained many villages and highways in the other direction, those aspirations may now be dashed. But since the Ukrainian military has become increasingly active, some military observers question the wisdom of such cross-border clashes. This is not the first attack by Ukrainian fighters against Russia. Some Russian anti-Kremlin groups that carried out attacks last year were disbanded. These forces also entered the Belgorod and Kursk region in March, clashing with Russian security forces.
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