The acting governor of Kursk province said on August 12 that Ukraine had taken control of 28 settlements in the border province and that Kyiv's forces had advanced 12km into Russian territory in an offensive that began on August 6.
According to Reuters, in a briefing to Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the Security Council on August 12, acting Governor of Kursk province Alexei Smirnov stated that the situation in Kursk is currently very difficult.
Smirnov stated that Ukraine had gained control of 28 settlements in Kursk and penetrated 12km deep into Russian territory, with a front width of 40km.
According to Smirnov, the fighting in the Kursk province has so far resulted in 12 civilian deaths and 121 injuries, including 10 children.
Earlier, on August 6th, Vietnam time, Ukraine intensified its artillery bombardment, followed by a ground offensive supported by tanks and armored vehicles targeting the Kursk province of the Russian Federation.
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Ukrainian forces had made an attempt to infiltrate the Kursk province, noting that they had moved reserve forces to the border and were "attacking Ukrainian troops from the air."
Subsequently, the Russian Federal Ministry of Emergency Situations declared a state of emergency in Kursk, and on August 10, the TASS news agency reported that the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee had imposed anti-terrorism measures in three provinces bordering Ukraine: Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod, in response to "unprecedented destabilizing actions by Kyiv."
According to TASS, to ensure the safety of the population and prevent the threat of acts that could be carried out by Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance units, Alexander Bortnikov, Chairman of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee and Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia, decided to conduct counter-terrorism operations in the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk regions, starting on August 9th.
Through counter-terrorism operations, authorities can relocate people to safe areas, control communications, requisition vehicles, halt production activities involving hazardous materials, and cut off internet and other mobile communications.
On August 11, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Moscow had thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian forces to break through near the settlements of Tolpino and Obshchii Kolodez in the Kursk province, located approximately 25 and 30 km respectively from the Russian-Ukrainian border.
The BBC in the UK called it an indirect acknowledgment that the Ukrainian Defense Forces had advanced deep into the Russian border province of Kursk.
A video released online and confirmed by the BBC also shows Russian Federation forces carrying out an attack near the village of Levshinka, about 25km from the border with Ukraine.
Currently, fighting continues in Kursk, and Ukraine shows no signs of withdrawing its troops.
According to VNA
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/quyen-thong-doc-tinh-kursk-ukraine-kiem-soat-28-khu-dinh-cu-cua-lien-bang-nga-post753803.html
