By ILLIA NOVIKOV and EMMA BURROWS KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claimin…
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, Russian Army “Grad” self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires rockets toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location. into Russia’s Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claiming to have taken more ground, captured more Russian prisoners and destroyed a jet bomber while launching what officials said was a massive attack on Russian military airfields.
The surprise Ukrainian charge onto Russian soil that began Aug. 6 has rattled the Kremlin. The daring Kursk operation is the largest attack on Russia since World War II and could involve as many as 10,000 Ukrainian troops backed by armor and artillery, military analysts say.into 1,000 square kilometers of the Kursk region, though it was not possible to independently verify that claim.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Belgorod border region declared a regional emergency Wednesday under heavy Ukrainian shelling. A federal emergency was declared in Kursk last Saturday. Ukraine’s 1+1 TV channel published a video report Wednesday it said was from Sudzha, a Russian town about 10 kilometers from the border.
The operation has at least caused embarrassment for the Kremlin as Russian civilians reel from the attack.
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