INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine lobbed missiles and drones at southwestern Russia's Kursk region overnight, the local governor said Wednesday, a day after
pro-Kyiv forces stormed across the border with tanks and armored vehicles."Two Ukrainian missiles were shot down by air defense systems in
the Kursk region," acting governor Alexei Smirnov wrote on Telegram, adding that three drones were also destroyed.On Tuesday afternoon,
Russia's Defense Ministry said it had rushed troops and aviation units to the border in the Kursk region after a morning raid by Ukrainian
according to the Russian military.At least five people were killed throughout the day and 28 others were wounded, Smirnov and local health
authorities said.Ukrainian drones also targeted residential buildings in the border regions of Voronezh and Belgorod, with damage but no
border regions since last year
These attacks have often involved paramilitary groups formed by Russian nationals who opposed the Kremlin.
