Russia claims to have repelled Ukrainian incursion within the Kursk border

Russia claimed on Tuesday, August 6, to have repelled an attempted incursion by the ukrainian army in the Kursk border region, after various operations similar claims made in recent months by a group of pro-kyiv fighters.

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Acting Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov also reported on the Telegram social network that Three civilians died during the day in Ukrainian attacks in this Russian region.

According to him, army soldiers Ukrainian They performed “penetration attempts” in Sudzhan and Korenevski districts.

“The soldiers of the border guard service and the Russian Armed Forces “They prevented us from crossing the border,” he said on Telegram, describing the situation as “difficult.”

Consulted by AFP, a spokesman for the ukrainian army declined to comment on the situation at the border.

Russian forces “fail in their defense” from the Kursk region, he said Andriy Kovalenkoan official of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, without giving further details.

Smirnov also reported on Tuesday, August 6 “massive bombings” and Ukrainian drone attacks targeting their region, which caused at least three civilian deaths y 13 injuredincluding four children.

Several incursions by armed fighters into Russia have taken place since the beginning of the Russian offensive against Ukraine in February 2022.

On several occasions these raids were claimed by the “Liberty Legion of Russia” and the “Russian Volunteer Corps”groups that present themselves as being formed by Russian fighters pro-kyiv and which Moscow classifies as “terrorist organizations.”

Their operations increase the pressure on the Russian localities near Ukraineregularly subjected to deadly bombings in retaliation for the Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory.

Russian forces claim to have repelled these incursions on each occasion, but some of them forced Moscow to use its artillery y aviation.