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Ukrainian incursion into Russia: What we know so far

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FILE PHOTO. Russian snipers. © Sputnik / Stanislav Krasilnikov.

An invading force of some 1,000 servicemen and dozens of armored vehicles has entered Russia’s Kursk Region.

What happened?

Early on Tuesday, the Ukrainian military launched a major raid on Russia’s Kursk Region, breaking through the border at multiple locations. The attack was focused on the town of Sudzha, located some 9km from the border.

The town, which is the administrative center of the namesake district, has been subjected to continuous indiscriminate artillery and drone strikes.

Heavily armed Ukrainian forces

According to Russian military estimates, up to 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been involved in the attack. The personnel broke though using dozens of heavy hardware pieces, including tanks of various types, US-made Stryker armored personnel carriers, and other armored cars and equipment.

Advance halted

The fighting raged through the night, continuing into Wednesday, with the Russian military conducting artillery, aerial and ballistic missile strikes on the advancing Ukrainian forces.

The incursion has been halted, with the invading force losing over 300 troops and 54 armored vehicles, including at least six tanks, the chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

Moscow’s reaction

Moscow has condemned the attack, which President Vladimir Putin described it as a “large-scale provocation,” with the Ukrainian military conducting “indiscriminate strikes” on civilians, residential buildings and ambulances.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova suggested the attack is being used as a smokescreen for Kiev to prolong its “deadly mobilization.” Legislation prolonging the drive for another three months was quietly signed by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky on Wednesday, she noted.

What’s next?

The Russian military is seeking to inflict a defeat on Ukraine’s invading force, pushing it back across the border, Gerasimov has said.

Kiev appears to be anticipating a new crossborder offensive by the Russian military – the authorities in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, which borders on Kursk, announced on Wednesday the mandatory evacuation of civilians from areas within 10km of the border.

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Source:RT News

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  1. Russian President Putin will NOT ALLOW ANOTHER J3WI$H-LED BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION WHICH LED TO THE DEATHS OF 65 MILLION RUSSIANS BETWEEN 1914-1991!
    J3w3$$ Victoria Nuland, Barack Obama, and Zionist J3w Volodmir Zelensky deliberately and knowingly violated the faux Minsk Agreement with the hope of attacking & invading Russia, killing off the Russian Orthodox Christians, and stealing Russian land and resources for the purpose of re-forming ‘Ancient Khazaria’ as part of ‘Greater Global Israel’.
    Here’s a piece below by Tucker Carlson exposing the rancor of J3w Jamie Raskin-
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBK9uMzFeo0

    https://www.infowars.com/results/?query=raskin

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