Following reports from defence officials that about 300 Ukrainian troops entered Russia’s Kursk area on Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of conducting “another major provocation”.
According to Moscow, fighting is still going on in the area. Troops, backed by around 20 armoured combat vehicles and 11 tanks, are alleged to have crossed the border close to the town of Sudzha, which is about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the front line.
According to officials, thousands of people have abandoned their houses in the area. Regarding the Russian accusations, Ukraine has not yet responded.
Speaking prior to the Security Council meeting in Moscow, Mr. Putin charged that Ukrainian soldiers were “firing indiscriminately” at homes and structures used by civilians.
On Tuesday, there were apparently fights in a number of Russian settlements. According to Russian authorities, it was followed by airstrikes by the Ukrainians that killed three civilians and went into the night.
Moscow reported that the border region in Ukraine has been shelled by Ukraine, injuring twenty-four persons, including six children.
The Russian Ministry of Defence declared on Wednesday that it had destroyed multiple Ukrainian drones over night and that it had stopped the Ukrainian Armed Forces from moving “deep into Russian territory” in the Kursk region.
All public activities were cancelled and local officials asked people to restrict their movements, yet a number of air alarms persisted in Kursk.
On Tuesday, fighter jets were seen flying low over the area in video that was uploaded online and confirmed by the BBC. Smoke was seen rising from some locations on the ground.
The situation, according to acting regional governor Alexei Smirnov, was under control. He claimed to have briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on it.
In addition, Mr. Smirnov stated that thousands of people had evacuated the attacked sections of the region and that medical professionals from Moscow and St. Petersburg were their route to provide support.
of any of the reports of the events in Kursk, Kiev has not yet responded.
Vladislav Seleznyov, a colonel in the Ukrainian military, told the well-known Nexta station that the attack was “preventative,” since an estimated 75,000 Russian forces were still assembling near the border.
Following Russia’s significant cross-border invasion into the northeastern Kharkiv region in May, there were concerns that Moscow may try a similar operation into the Sumy region further north.
Those goals may have been short-lived for the time being, as Ukraine appears to be capturing a number of settlements and highways in the opposite direction.
However, given that Ukrainian forces are already overmanned and overextended, several military analysts are doubting the viability of these kinds of cross-border raids.
These fighters are hardly the first from Ukraine to infiltrate Russia. Last year, certain anti-Kremlin Russian factions attempted raids, but they were repulsed.
In March, the forces once again entered the Belgorod and Kursk districts, fighting Russian security forces.
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