Russia says it has sent reserves to Kursk region

The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that Russian troop reserves are moving to the state border with Ukraine in the Kursk region.

Source: Russian Ministry of Defense in social networks, Russian Interfax

Details: It is reported that up to 300 Ukrainian troops, using 11 tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles, allegedly attacked Russian units near the state border in the Kursk region.

The Defense Ministry claims that the attack began at 8 a.m. on August 6. The strike hit the positions of "units covering the state border of the Russian Federation in the areas of the settlements of Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya in the Kursk region, directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border."

Now, the state border guard troops, together with the border troops of the Russian FSB, are trying to repel the attack.

Local TV channels broadcast videos of explosions and fighter jets flying low overhead.

Author - Olena Madiak, 06/08/2024