As a result of attacks in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, 17 people were killed. It is reported by TASS with reference to medical services.
“According to the latest data, the death of 17 people was established as a result of attacks by the Armed Forces (Armed Forces of Ukraine). Of the more than 140 injured, 75 were hospitalized, including 4 children,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
Earlier, on August 12, the acting governor of the region, Alexei Smirnov, reported to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin that 12 people were killed as a result of the APU attacks on the Kursk region, and another 121 resident of the region was injured.
The situation 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.
The situation in the region is recognized as an emergency of federal nature.
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. In turn, the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation reported that over 121 thousand people have already been resettled from the border regions of the Kursk region.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian side claims that in the Kursk region more than 90 settlements are taken under control.
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the city of Sudzha transferred to the control of the Ukrainian army.
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.