Prayer Dmitry Medvedev The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, on Thursday, called for an invasion deep into Ukraine in response to its forces’ incursion into the Kursk border region in the west of the country.
From now on, the “special military operation” should not be limited to punishing those he described as “Nazis” and restoring Regions Located east and south of Ukraine, which Russia has declared its annexation.
He added that any restrictions on some of Ukraine’s recognized borders should be lifted.
He added that it is now necessary to move deep into Ukrainian territory towards Kharkiv (northeast), Odessa and Nikolaev (south), Dnipropetrovsk (center) and Kiev (north), stressing the need to “crush the enemy.”
The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council also said that Kiev wants, through the Kursk operation, to show what power it has left to obtain money and weapons from its Western allies, calling for taking lessons from the Ukrainian incursion.
The Russian President was Vladimir ButiN said that by targeting the Kursk region, Ukraine was deliberately carrying out what he described as a new, broad provocation.
Putin added – during his meeting with members of the government – that Ukraine is launching indiscriminate shelling in the province on civilian facilities.
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Battles of Kursk
The ongoing Ukrainian incursion into Russian territory for the third day is the deepest since the limited incursions carried out by Ukrainian formations in the province of Belgorod last year.
Acting Governor of the Russian Kursk Region Alexei Smirnov declared a state of emergency in the province on Wednesday due to what he described as a difficult operational situation.
At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the continuation of fighting in Kursk, stressing that the Russian army It continues to “destroy the enemy” in areas near the border, and also said its forces had used missiles. Alexander And combat helicopters targeting the Ukrainian forces and vehicles that had penetrated.
For his part, Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov announced – during Putin’s meeting with security service leaders – that units of Ukrainian forces comprising about a thousand soldiers participated in the attack on Kursk with the aim of seizing parts of the Sudzha region.
Russian military sites confirmed that the fighting is continuing, and that more military reinforcements are arriving from both sides, while reports indicated that the Ukrainian forces have taken control of 3 villages.
In the same context, the Rebar military website reported that Ukrainian forces had taken control of a gas station belonging to a pipeline transporting Russian gas to Europe, located in the Sudzha region of Kursk province, but it explained that there was no official confirmation of this.
The fighting has resulted in a number of deaths, and the Russian Health Ministry said that 31 people were injured yesterday as a result of Ukrainian shelling of border areas within the province.
In Washington, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said yesterday that her country plans to communicate with Ukraine to gain an understanding of its goals regarding its incursion into Russian territory.
