Russia launches counter-terror operation over Ukraine incursion

Russia imposes strict measures in three regions to try to halt a surprise incursion by Ukrainian troops.

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The authorities in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on the border with Ukraine now can restrict the movement of people and vehicles and use phone tapping among other measures.

This comes as the Ukrainian offensive into the Kursk region is now in its fifth day. Kyiv has not openly admitted the incursion.

Reports say Ukrainian troops are threatening to seize one regional town as they fight more than 10km (six miles) inside Russia - the deepest advance since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The new security measures in the three Russian border regions were announced by the National Counter-Terrorism Committee (Nak) on Friday.

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