– ‘State Of Emergency’ Declared In Russia’s Kursk Region After Ukraine Attack, Locals Angry At Security Failure:
Update(1658ET): The governor of the Russian border region of Kursk on Wednesday declared a “state of emergency” – and also tightened security around a nearby nuclear plant – amid a major ground and cross-border incursion by Ukrainian forces, led by fast moving armored vehicles, all of which kicked off early the day prior.
“To eliminate the consequences of enemy forces coming into the region, I took the decision to introduce a state of emergency in the Kursk region from 7 August,” Kursk’s acting Governor Alexei Smirnov said Wednesday evening.
The Russian Defense Ministry has described that “the enemy’s movement further into Russian territory has been prevented” but that “the operation for the destruction of Ukrainian army units is continuing.”
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