Kursk Region Today: What is known about the situation in the border areas – August 20, 2024

Kursk Region Today: What is known about the situation in the border areas – August 20, 2024

2024-08-20 12:02:12

It has been exactly two weeks since the Ukrainian team formed penetration to the Kursk region. On August 6, the Ukrainian armed forces launched a large-scale attack on the Kursk region. The region is under a federal emergency regime and missile threats are declared multiple times a day. More than 121,000 people were evacuated from nine border areas of Kursk Oblast. We’ve gathered key information about border incidents over 14 days.

How about two weeks of fighting?

On the morning of August 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces under attack Territory of Sudzhansky District of Kursk Oblast. The enemy dispatched 300 men, 11 tanks and 20 armored vehicles from the 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to launch the attack. Later, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov clarified that as many as a thousand armed enemy soldiers invaded the Kursk region. The region is in a state of emergency introduce Starting August 9th.

In order to support the people, Russian President Putin announced on August 12 appointment Provide compensation to those who were attacked by Ukrainian armed forces. In addition, victims from areas where the state of emergency is implemented will receive an additional one-time compensation of 15,000 rubles, and 150,000 rubles in case of property damage.

On August 12, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast stated when meeting with the President of the Russian Federation that the Ukrainian armed forces had penetrated 12 kilometers deep into the territory of Kursk Oblast and 40 kilometers wide. they succeeded Control 28 settlements.

Vladimir Putin promised a worthy response to the attack but stressed that the main task now is to drive the enemy from the territory. He said Ukraine needed the attack to improve its negotiating position. The President of the Russian Federation proposed that it be held on June 14 and stated that All conditions for conflict resolution.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later said: “The president made it very clear that after the attack in the Kursk region started, it was not even an attack, but an invasion of the territory of the Kursk region, there could be no talks any negotiation.

military report

The Kursk region continues to be attacked every day. Last night, the Russian Army destroyed equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including a drone.

“According to intelligence reports, personnel and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed,” the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Throughout the attack, Ukraine lost more than 4,130 military personnel. There are also 58 combat vehicles, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, 50 armored personnel carriers, 299 armored fighting vehicles, 131 vehicles, 27 artillery pieces, 5 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7 multiple rocket system launchers, including 3 HIMARS Multiple Launch Rocket Launchers and 1 Multiple Launch Rocket Launcher The department reported a total of six electronic warfare stations, four sets of engineering equipment, including two engineering wreckers and a UR-77 mine clearing unit.

Job Mi-28

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that military personnel of the 810th Independent Guards Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet blocked the advance of a column of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.

Marines defeat enemy column

Overall, enemy attacks have not stopped in the past two weeks. The area is subject to massive daily attacks from drones and missiles, and Ukrainian military personnel are trying to penetrate deeper into the area.

humanitarian situation

Medical services told TASS that 17 people were killed in attacks by Ukrainian armed forces on the Kursk region in the past two weeks.

For their own safety, many residents in border areas have been forced to leave their hometowns, and a large number of people have lost contact with their families. In view of this, the Kursk region authorities decided to launch a special electronic robot assistant to find relatives, Alexei Smirnov, acting governor of the Kursk region, wrote on his Telegram channel.

Authorities are evacuating people. Irina Tolmacheva, press secretary to the region’s acting governor, said more than 800 people had left the border region in the past 24 hours alone. In just two weeks, 121,000 people were evacuated from nine regions.

Kursk residents are also being evacuated by volunteers and new areas. Democratic Party leader Denis Pushilin said Popular Front volunteers evacuated more than 340 local residents.

Acting Deputy Governor Viktor Karamyshev said on the RBC TV channel that about 13,000 children have left the border and adjacent areas of the Kursk region; in total, more than 14,000 children live in these areas. According to him, the authorities will provide border schoolchildren with everything they need to study – textbooks, tablets and laptops. About 1,600 students from the art school in the border region of the Kursk region will resume their studies at other institutions. In addition, a decision should be taken in the coming days regarding the introduction of distance education.

— Full-time education is not possible for schoolchildren in border areas. There will be a remote mode,” Viktor Karamyshev said.

In view of the regional situation, early voting for the Kursk Oblast gubernatorial election began on August 28 and ended on September 5. This decision was made by the regional election committee. Voters will be able to vote early at polling places and at home to ensure safety. The main stage will be held over three days – September 6th, 7th and 8th.

In order to support entrepreneurs in the Kursk region, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin was ordered to postpone the payment of taxes and insurance premiums by businessmen. The Finance Ministry must prepare a draft decision within 10 days.

Relaxation services are also provided for other residents. The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation stated that since the declaration of the state of emergency, communication and mobile Internet in the border areas of the Kursk region have become free. The Central Bank of Russia provided assistance not only to residents of Kursk, but also to residents of the Belgorod and Bryansk regions. Loan deferrals were implemented for them.

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