Russian Army Says Clashes in Kursk Region Ongoing, Denies Ukrainian Advances

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
statement.At least five people have been killed and dozens of others injured since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into the Kursk
region early Tuesday
Smirnov.The independent news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe, citing an anonymous source in the Russian military, reported that Ukrainian forces
advanced 15 kilometers into Russian territory overnight, with the overall frontline of the ongoing battles in the Kursk region spanning
around 10 kilometers in length.An unverified video shared on social media Wednesday reportedly showed several buildings that were completely
destroyed in the town of Sudzha, which lies around 10 kilometers east of the border with Ukraine
Another video circulated the day before showed what was said to be two Russian warplanes flying over a road near Sudzha.Kyiv has not yet
officially commented on the fighting in the Kursk region.The Russian military claimed a series of battle victories in towns near the Kursk
governor Smirnov said he briefed President Vladimir Putin about the situation in the Kursk region.A Message from The Moscow Times:Dear
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