Russians entrench in Kursk as Ukrainians advance

the Authorities in the Kursk region near the Russian-Ukrainian border have begun installing concrete shelters.This is in order to protect citizens during the Ukrainian invasion of the region.

Russian forces are present Clashes with Ukrainians on their territory since August 6when Ukrainian forces crossed the border and reportedly displaced thousands of people. Reuters.

“I have instructed the Kursk city administration to determine where the shelters will be located,” said acting regional governor Alexei Smirnov. He also added that 60 bus stations will be “provided” with shelters..

According to him, shelters will also be created in two other cities, Zheleznogorsk and Kurchatov, which are also Kursk nuclear power plantWhich, according to Russia, the Ukrainians want to attack.

In fact, the specific plant was scheduled to be visited by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the end of August.

All this while Russia announced yesterday that its forces are advancing in eastern Ukraine. And that they have begun to push back Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region, although a senior commander has warned that Ukrainian forces may be regrouping for another offensive.

Pressure also in Bryansk

This was stated by a Russian official on Thursday morning. Russian forces prevented a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group from infiltrating Russian territory Across the border In the western region of Bryansk Russia, about 240 kilometers from Kursk.

According to Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz, yesterday the border guards of the Federal Security Service and units of the Russian army repelled an attack by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group.

The Russian official explained that the attempt to infiltrate Russian territory took place in the Klimovo region, which borders the Ukrainian Chernihiv region. The Bryansk region is located northwest of Kursk, where the Ukrainian invasion began in early August.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that it had shot down 28 drones over Russian territory, including 13 in Volgograd Oblast, 7 in Rostov, 4 in Belgorod, 2 in Voronezh, and one each in Bryansk and Kursk.

A fire broke out today at a military facility in the Volgograd region in the south of the country after a Ukrainian drone collided with it, the region’s governor, Andrei Bosarov, announced in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

The Russian Federal Aviation Agency “Rosaviatsiya” announced that temporary restrictions have been imposed today at Volgograd Airport, where aircraft are not allowed to land or take off.