Russia Declares Federal Emergency Amid Battle in Kursk Region

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
classifies a federal emergency as a man-made or natural disaster resulting in more than 500 casualties or damages exceeding 1.2 billion
rubles ($13.6 million)
territory over the preceding days despite claims from Russian authorities that they were successfully repelling the attack.On Friday,
Russian military claims that it has killed 925 Ukrainian troops and destroyed more than 100 armored vehicles since the incursion began on
Tuesday
Earlier, officials said up to 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been deployed in the Kursk region.The defense ministry did not provide figures
Russian military convoy that was destroyed after coming under a Ukrainian fire in the Rylsky district northwest of the town of Sudzha, which
Earlier, authorities said mobile internet service would be made free for residents in those parts of the Kursk region that clashes between
Ukrainian and Russian forces have impacted
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