Russia-Ukraine war: Fighting in Kursk enters third day, Russia says

Ukraine says Moscow's "unequivocal aggression" is "root cause" for military activity inside Russia.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersFighting in Kursk region enters third day, Russia saysAFP via Getty ImagesRussian defence minister Andrei Belousov attended a meeting with other security chiefs on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine's incursion in KurskHeavy fighting in Russia's Kursk region has entered a third day, with efforts "ongoing" to expel Ukrainian forces from the country, Moscow's defence ministry has said.

Russia says at least 1,000 Ukrainian forces, supported by tanks and armoured vehicles, crossed the border on Tuesday.

Some 3,000 people have had to evacuate the region, as ongoing military altercations have killed at least four people, Kursk's deputy Governor Andrei Belostotsky said on Thursday.

Ukraine's military has maintained a resolute silence on the allegations, but a senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed "Russia's unequivocal aggression" for any "military actions".

Mykhailo Podolyak, a long-term aide to President Zelensky added: "War is war, with its own rules, where the aggressor inevitably reaps corresponding outcomes."

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