A state of emergency has been declared in Kursk following a Ukrainian incursion into the Russian border region.
Acting regional Governor Alexey Smirnov said that the"operational situation" in the border areas of Kursk remained"complicated" on Wednesday.
Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday that 300 Ukrainian troops had crossed over the border with tanks and armored vehicles, entering the country near the town of Sudzha, around 400 miles southwest of Moscow. Kursk lies across the border from Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region.
The Ukrainian authorities have not made any public comment on the incursion. CNBC has requested further information from the Ukrainian defense ministry. Miller said the U.S. were currently"in communication with the Ukrainians on this particular operation" but that it was inappropriate to comment on"what kind of operations they're conducting and what their goals are. That's appropriate that they speak to that publicly, not us."
"The current confirmed extent and location of Ukrainian advances in Kursk Oblast indicate that Ukrainian forces have penetrated at least two Russian defensive lines and a stronghold," the ISW "The Kremlin risks, however, discrediting itself among certain communities by seemingly dismissing the significance of the attack by framing it only as a 'provocation."'
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