Russian border region imposes state of emergency amid Ukrainian attacks

The head of Russia's Kursk border region on Wednesday announced a state of emergency amid an ongoing Ukrainian cross-border incursion launched some 36 hours ago.

"To eliminate the consequences of enemy forces coming into the region, I took the decision to introduce a state of emergency in the Kursk region from August 7," Governor Alexei Smirnov said in a post on Telegram.


AFP