4 Ukrainian drones were shot down in Belgorod and Kursk, Russia
According to Mehr News, citing Sputnik, the Ministry of Defense of Russia published a statement on Saturday announcing that the air defense systems of the country’s armed forces intercepted and destroyed 4 Ukrainian drones in the sky of “Belgorod” and “Kursk” last night. .
A few hours ago, the press office of the Kremlin Palace announced that the Russian government and army have enough power and tools to expel Ukrainian troops from Kursk province.
The Ukrainian army has claimed that in recent weeks it has attacked various regions of the Kursk province of Russia and taken control of some of these regions and inflicted heavy blows on the Russian army forces.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy claimed in an interview yesterday Friday that “Today we control more than 1,300 square kilometers in the Kursk region, which includes a hundred residential areas (villages) . In simple words, (Russian forces) fled from these areas when our forces approached
He also claimed that “6 thousand Russian soldiers were killed or wounded in the Ukrainian attack on Kursk.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week in response to the attacks of the Ukrainian army on Kursk: provocative actions in the Kursk region (Kiev’s attack on Kursk on Russian soil on August 6) , was an attempt to stop Russia’s advance in Donbass; But these efforts failed.
He emphasized: Russia will deal with Ukrainian bandits in the Kursk region who sought to destabilize the situation in the border region. We have never refused peace talks (with Ukraine); But it is necessary to deal with bandits who have infiltrated the country.