Last Updated on 10/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
The war between Ukraine and Russia, which has been going on for the last two and a half years, took a major turn when the Ukrainian army crossed the international border and entered more than 30 kilometers inside Russian territory. More than 1000 Ukrainian soldiers entered the Russian border from the Sumy Oblast region of north-east Ukraine and captured its Kursk Oblast region. Kiev carried out heavy artillery fire and drone attacks on enemy territory.
This action of the Ukrainian army is a big setback for Russia. Moscow is now increasing the deployment of its troops in the area to prevent the Ukrainian army from advancing further. The purpose of this operation of Ukraine is not clear, but since the war began in February 2022, it has posed the biggest challenge to Vladimir Putin and Russia. Where Ukraine has largely kept silent on its aggressive stance.
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Vladimir Putin had to declare emergency
Meanwhile, Russia has declared a state of emergency in the Kursk Oblast region and increased the number of troops to protect the area. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), an independent institute that studies wars, has said that Ukrainian troops, including tanks and armored vehicles, have entered Russian territory and certainly appear to be controlling the area. Russian troops, representatives of the Federal Security Border Service, and Chechen mercenaries (Chechnyan fighters fighting for Russia), are deployed in the Kursk region. Ukrainian troops managed to break through their security cordon and advance.
Video of Russian soldiers surrendering goes viral
According to ISW, by August 8, Ukrainian troops had reached Sverdlikovo, Sudza, Malaya and Lyubimovka in the Kursk Oblast region. Vladimir Putin has described the incursion as a “large-scale provocation” by Kiev and Russia’s top general has vowed to crush it. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Defence Forces released a video on August 7 showing soldiers of the Russian Federal Security Border Service surrendering at the Sudza border crossing in the Kursk region.
Russia’s Kursk Oblast region Reinforcements sent in
Reuters verified the video through buildings, signs, road markings and layout and said it was of the Sudzha border crossing in Russia’s Kursk region. The Russian Defence Ministry said it was sending more forces and weapons to Kursk, where Ukrainian troops were crossing the border into Russian territory. Russia’s Stadt media reported that the Defence Ministry had sent BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, artillery, tanks and military trucks to Sudzhansky in Kursk. It appears Ukraine surprised Russian troops by attacking the area.
‘Russia must feel the consequences of the war’
The fighting in Kursk has gradually moved closer to the nuclear power plant, prompting the UN nuclear agency to issue a statement urging both sides to “exercise maximum restraint”. Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has appealed to both sides to take measures “to avoid a nuclear accident with the potential for serious radiological consequences”. Ukraine has not openly acknowledged the intrusion, but President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement that Russia should also “feel” the consequences of its attack.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)