Russia imposes “state of emergency” in Kursk region
8 August 2024 00:46
A state of emergency has been declared in Russia’s Kursk region due to the Ukrainian military breaching the border. This was announced by the interim governor Alexei Smirnov on social media, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
According to him, the reason for this decision is “the difficult operational situation in the border areas”.
The official added that “the necessary measures are being taken to ensure the safety of the residents of the Kursk region”.
Meanwhile, Russian media report that there are no tank and artillery units left in the Kursk region to defend it. All have been sent to the frontline in Ukraine.
The Russian Armed Forces are bogged down in fighting on the territory of Ukraine. In the Kursk region itself, only border guards, territorial defence and conscripts remain. They have only assault rifles and some RPGs.
Meanwhile, Russian propagandists continue to cry about how bad things are.
“Forecast for the night. Kursk region. So far, everything is bad, very bad and it could not be worse. The situation is still far from being stabilised,” said one of the enemy’s ‘military commissars’.
What is happening in the Kursk region
In the evening of 6 August, the Ukrainian information space received the first reports of unknown soldiers breaking through into the territory of the Kursk region of Russia. Unknown units allegedly crossed the Ukrainian-Russian border from Ukraine and moved deeper into the region. At the same time, the Ukrainian military command maintains absolute information silence and almost all information comes from Russian public media. At the same time, it is likely that this information should not be dismissed as unreliable, as this time the mood of Russian propagandists and military commanders is quite panicked.
on6 August, throughout the day , there were reports of the advance of Ukrainian Armed Forces units north-west of Suzha along the Daryna-Zelenyi Shlyakh line. Video footage of the shelling of Suzha appeared on social media. Local authorities reported an increasing number of civilian casualties.
At 15:05, the Russian Ministry of Defence commented on the situation for the first time, stating that up to 300 soldiers, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armoured vehicles, had attacked from Ukraine. The ministry announced the deployment of reserves to the area of hostilities and the use of army aircraft.
In the evening of the same day , the Russian Ministry of Defence withdrew its previous statement about the retreat of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group. This raised additional questions about the real situation on the ground.
On the night of 7 August , there were reports of explosions in the city of Kurchatov, where the Kursk nuclear power plant is located. It was assumed that air defence systems were operating there. This information highlighted the expansion of the conflict zone and potential risks to critical infrastructure. And the town of Sudzha, located 10 kilometres from the Russian-Ukrainian border, came under fire again.
At 12:30 p.m. on the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defence issued a statement on the continuation of the “operation to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces” in the Kursk region. The ministry claimed that the Ukrainian armed forces had not been allowed to advance deeper into Russian territory and that Ukrainian forces had suffered significant losses in equipment and personnel. It also claimed to have struck enemy reserves in the Sumy region of Ukraine.
