For the message, the clock over the Kursk region of the Russian Federation shot down three missiles, two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of aircraft type and a controlled aviation bomb. This was reported in the Telegram channel by the acting governor Alexei Smirnov.
“Over the past hours in the Kursk sky, 3 missiles of the Armed Forces (Armed Forces of Ukraine), 2 Ukrainian aircraft type and a controlled aviation bomb in the border area have been shot down,” the report said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation reported that over the past two days about 2 thousand inhabitants of the Kursk region have been evacuated. In 28 regions, on the basis of 192 temporary accommodation points (PVR), more than 10 thousand people are located, including about 3 thousand children.
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 2, August 22, 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. According to the latest data, 133 thousand people left from the border regions of the Kursk region. As of August 21, the death of 31 and the wound of 143 people were confirmed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the APU actions in the Kursk region “another large -scale provocation.”
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.