In connection with the situation in the Kursk region, there were no appeals from Russia. This is stated in the message of the organization of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO), published on the official website of the organization.
“The transition of a military conflict to the CSTO zone is a new stage of escalation. Our analytical service works around the clock. We carefully monitor the development of the situation and will act in accordance with the Charter of the Organization. The secretariat and the relevant state structures of the Russian Federation exchange information in the information The working order, if necessary, the CSTO Secretariat, in the established time limits, realizes all the procedures provided for in this case, ”the CSTO press service said.
The organization reminded that the issue of providing military assistance can arise only in the event of an official appeal of the Member State. However, there was no such appeal from Russia in connection with the situation in the Kursk region to the present moment.
Situations in the Kursk region
The aggravation of the situation in the border regions of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation began on the morning of August 6, after the Ukrainian army began to conduct an operation in the region. Fierce battles between Russian and Ukrainian troops continue in the border areas, large -scale drones attacks are recorded in the settlements, rocket hazard signals are periodically sounded.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the battles after the APU broke into the Kursk region continued mainly in Korenevsky and Sudzhansky, partially – Belovsky and Logovsky regions of the region.
According to the latest data from the Russian side, as a result of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 12 civilians were killed in the region, more than 120 people were injured. The situation in the region has been recognized as a federal emergency.
In addition, against the backdrop of an exacerbation of the situation in the three Russian regions, the regime of a counter -terrorist operation (KO), which touched the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions, is introduced.
In the meantime, in a number of regions the evacuation of civilians continues. On August 12, the acting governor of the Kursk region Alexei Smirnov reported to Vladimir Putin that out of 180 thousand people subject to evacuation, 121 thousand inhabitants had already left the region.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian side claims that in the Kursk region it was taken under control of 1150 square meters. km of territory and 82 settlements.
On the eve of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the city of Sudzha passed under the control of the Ukrainian army. The Suda gas-measuring station is located near the Russian-Ukrainian border and today remains the only route for the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe.