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In the past two days, both Russian and Ukrainian media have reported that Ukrainian troops have entered the Kursk region, Russian territory, and a state of emergency has been declared in the region.

“In order to compensate for the enemy’s occupation of territory in the region, I have decided to declare a state of emergency,” Signed by Alexey Smirnov, Governor of the Kursk Region telegraph.

Russian The Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that fighting had taken place in the area:

“Russian troops, together with security services, destroyed Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region on the Russian-Ukrainian border,” The Russian Ministry of Defense wrote in a press release.

“The enemy cannot penetrate deep into Russian territory through air combat, rockets and artillery fire.”

One or two Ukrainian battalions are said to have entered the Kursk region. This would equate to a maximum of 800 people.

Ukraine has turned off the gas alarm

Russian and Ukrainian media — both with sources inside their respective militaries — reported on the ongoing fighting in the Kursk region. They reported destroyed tanks, helicopters and buildings, and published pictures and clips.

Ukrainian troops reportedly entered several Russian villages – Nikolaeva-Dalgino, Sverdlokobo and Dalgino – four kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Some The Russian Telegram channel spoke with sources within the military.

The Russian army had great difficulty in resisting this attack.

“Ukrainian troops cannot be driven out of Russian territory”wrote Dva Majora, a pro-Russian Telegram channel.

Several Ukrainian media outlets, including Deepstate, which cited sources within the Ukrainian army, also published images of destroyed tanks and helicopters in the area.

Ukrainian troops have allegedly seized a gas clock in the Russian village of Souza, through which natural gas is transported through Ukraine to Europe.

“Ukrainian troops attacked Russian infantry in Gornande,” Writing about the Ukrainian deep state in one article Posts On Telegram.

Gornaj is only a few kilometers away from the Gasometer.

Putin holds crisis meeting with leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a crisis meeting on Wednesday. Russian Defense Minister Belousov and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov attended the meeting. Kremlin.

– We will end the operation by destroying the enemy who will leave the state territory, Gerasimov said at the crisis meeting.

According to the Chief of General Staff, around 1,000 Ukrainian troops crossed into Russia, but they claim to have succeeded in stopping the offensive.

The crisis meeting was also attended by Russian security chief Alexander Bortnikov and Russian Security Council secretary Sergei Shoigu.