Ukraine's bold offensive in Russia spurs kremlin's fiery response

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Since 6 August, Ukraine has been operating in Russia's Kursk region. Dozens of villages have been taken, and the fighting is taking place in the Sudzha area. Russia had to evacuate 84,000 residents. The spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, has spoken.

"A tough response from the Russian Armed Forces will not be long in coming. We strongly condemn these barbaric terrorist acts aimed at destroying civilian infrastructure, killing and intimidating civilians. Although we are sure that the response will be shameful silence from the relevant structures," she said at a press conference, repeating Russian lies.

At the beginning of last week, Ukrainians entered the Kursk region and took numerous villages. On Friday evening, the Russian authorities introduced an "anti-terrorist operation regime" in the Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions, which border Ukraine.

In response to the Ukrainian strike, Russia began evacuations of several border areas. A total of 84,000 people were relocated. According to the "Washington Post," the Ukrainian operation poses the greatest challenge to Vladimir Putin since the Wagner Group mercenaries' rebellion and their "march on Moscow" in June 2023.

On Sunday, AFP reported that thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are participating in the offensive, which aims to destabilise Russia. "We are on the offensive. The aim is to stretch the positions of the enemy, to inflict maximum losses and to destabilise the situation in Russia as they are unable to protect their own border," said a security forces representative, requesting anonymity.