Medvedev urges offensive after Kursk region penetration

Russia must launch an offensive on Kyiv and other major cities of Ukraine in response to the Ukrainian forces' invasion in the Kursk region, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council. He called for abandoning "the borders of the Ukrainian Reich recognized by someone" and to speak about this "openly, without hesitation and diplomatic nods."

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The assault on the Kursk region continues. According to the latest reports, Ukrainian forces have penetrated about 15 kilometres into the region, capturing - according to various estimates - from 11 to 20 localities and a gas measurement station in Sudzha.

An emergency state was declared in the Kursk region on Wednesday, August 7, at 12:00 PM ET. Acting Governor of the region Alexey Smirnov announced this on the Telegram channel.

Kyiv neither confirms nor denies that Ukrainian forces are behind the attack. On the other hand, Moscow seems to downplay the attack and, through its ministers, assures that the onslaught has been stopped.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, responded to the situation in the Kursk region. "A serious lesson needs to be learned from what happened and fulfill what General Gerasimov (Chief of the Army Staff) promised the Supreme Commander (Putin) - mercilessly defeat and destroy the enemy," wrote Medvedev.

The propagandist claimed that in light of the attack, "Russia must launch an offensive on Kyiv and other major cities of Ukraine."

"From this moment, the SWO (special military operation) must acquire an openly extraterritorial character. It is no longer just an operation aimed at reclaiming our official territories and punishing the Nazis. We can and must go to the lands of the still-existing Ukraine. To Odessa, to Kharkiv, to Dnipropetrovsk, to Mykolaiv. To Kyiv and beyond," - Medvedev called.

He believes "there should be no restrictions in terms of certain recognized borders of the Ukrainian Reich."

"And now we can and must talk about it openly, without embarrassment and diplomatic nods. The terrorist operation of Bandera's supporters should lift all taboos on this subject. Let everyone understand this, including the English: we will only stop when we deem it acceptable and profitable for ourselves," - wrote the Kremlin propagandist.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin called the invasion of the Ukrainian armed forces "a large-scale provocation." Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov, in an extraordinary meeting with Putin, promised him that the Ukrainian army would be expelled from Russia.