Following Ukraine’s attack on Kursk, Russia declared a state of emergency in the region

Following Ukraine’s attack on Kursk, Russia declared a state of emergency in the region.

On Friday, August 10, Russia declared a federal state of emergency in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine and deployed additional fresh forces to the area.

Ukraine’s incursion into this region with hundreds of troops starting from August 7 is the country’s largest attack on Russian soil since the beginning of the war.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that additional forces have been sent to the border areas of the Kursk region to counter Ukraine’s incursion.

According to the statement cited by RIA Novosti news agency, the Russian army has deployed multiple rocket launchers, tanks, heavy artillery, and heavy trucks designed for troop and equipment transport to the region.

Alexey Semyonov, the interim governor of Kursk region, wrote on the Telegram social network that the operational situation in Kursk remains difficult.

According to the latest official figures, around three thousand residents of the border areas of Kursk have been evacuated, and non-military defense and social services are mobilized to assist people being evacuated from conflict zones.