Ukrainian advance halted in Kursk region, Putin briefs top brass
The army halted the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, General Valery Gerasimov reassured Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. The Kremlin released a recording of the meeting, clearly showing the reaction of the Russian president to the words of the chief of staff.
"The actions of units protecting the state border, along with the border guard and support units, missile force strikes, and artillery fire halted the enemy's advance into the territory towards Kursk," said General Valery Gerasimov, reporting the situation in the Kursk region.
As he added, the attack took place on 6 August at 12:30 AM Eastern Time. "Ukrainian units numbering up to a thousand people began an offensive to occupy part of the Sudzha region in the Kursk region," reports RIA Novosti.
The Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces connected with Vladimir Putin via video link. It was reported that he is currently at one of the command points. Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, and FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov accompanied Putin.
The Kremlin released a recording of the meeting. Vladimir Putin's facial expressions are noticeable when Valery Gerasimov begins to report the situation in the Kursk region. The President of Russia grimaces and sighs heavily.
A contradiction can also be observed in the messages of the Russian authorities. "Just yesterday, the governor of the Kursk region assured that Ukrainian units had not even managed to break through the state border. Today, however, it turned out that these assurances were somewhat exaggerated. General Valery Gerasimov convinced Vladimir Putin that the troops moving into the border region were stopped," notes the Belsat portal.
The governor of the Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, announced that local authorities "organized the evacuation of residents from the shelled areas and prepared temporary accommodation points." Within one day, several thousand people left the shelling and warfare zone, reports the Russian agency RIA Novosti.
