Later, Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had repelled a series of Ukrainian attacks inside the Kursk region, including at Russkoye Porechnoye, 18 km from the border. Some pro-Russian war bloggers said the front had been stabilised, while state television said Moscow’s forces were turning the tide.
Some Ukrainian drones attacked four Russian military airfields, seeking to undermine Russia’s ability to attack Ukraine with glide bombs, a Ukrainian security source told Reuters on condition of anonymity. Ukraine’s military said it had destroyed a Russian Su-34.
Russia’s National Guard said it was beefing up security at the Kursk nuclear power plant, just 35 km from the fighting.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov declared a state of emergency in the Russian border region of Belgorod.
Russia says it has already evacuated around 200,000 people from the border zone.
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