Russian air defense forces intercepted 18 Ukrainian UAVs over Kursk, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions overnight on August 11-12, 2024.
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Russian air defense forces allegedly intercepted 18 Ukrainian UAVs over Kursk, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions overnight
Russia claims Ukraine controls 28 settlements in Kursk Oblast as of Aug. 12, with incursion 12 km deep along 40 km front
Russia's national anti-terrorism committee said it was starting counter-terror operations in the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions
The attack on Kursk is described as a humiliation for Putin and a rare ground invasion into Russian territory
Most observers did not think Ukraine had enough forces to conduct such an operation, according to Patrick Bury of University of Bath
Ukrainian forces control approximately 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory according to Oleksandr Syrskyi
Sudzha settlement is under full Ukrainian control with Russian forces having long abandoned the town
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially confirmed that Ukraine was conducting an operation in the Kursk region.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that as of 12 August, the Armed Forces controlled about 1,000 square kilometres in the Kursk region.
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