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[Global Times Report] According to reports from the Russian "Newspaper" website, "Russia Today" and other media, Russia's Kursk Oblast was attacked by Ukrainian troops on the 6th. The state's acting governor Smirnov posted on the social platform Telegram on the 7th that he had a phone call with Russian President Putin and reported to the latter on the situation in the state.

According to the Russian newspaper "Newspaper" website, Smirnov posted on Telegram that the situation in Kursk Oblast has been brought under control. "We have evacuated residents from the attacked border areas, arranged temporary accommodation centers, and provided them with all the support they need. Psychologists are also providing help," he said.

The report said that Smirnov also said that he had a phone call with Putin from the evening of the 6th to the early morning of the 7th local time, reporting to the latter on the situation in the state. Putin said he would provide support to the region in all aspects.

According to a report by RIA Novosti on the 7th, regarding the situation in Kursk Oblast, Putin said at a government meeting that this was "another large-scale provocative action launched by the Kiev regime."

According to a report by Russian News Agency on the 7th, Putin held a government meeting to discuss the situation in Kursk Oblast. The picture shows Putin speaking at the meeting. Source: Russian News Agency video screenshot

According to a report by Russian News Agency on the 7th, Putin held a government meeting with Russian officials to discuss the situation in Kursk Oblast. Source: Russian News Agency video screenshot

According to reports from Russian newspapers such as the Gazette and TASS, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a notice on the 6th saying that from 8 a.m. Moscow time that day, nearly 300 armed personnel from the 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army used 11 tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles to attack the border defense positions deployed by the Russian Army near the Russian-Ukrainian border in Kursk Oblast. The Russian army attacked the Ukrainian troops entering the border area and the Ukrainian troops in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, and destroyed some of the Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles. The Russian Federal Security Service announced on the 6th that the Ukrainian army launched an armed invasion of villages in Kursk Oblast that morning. Smirnov, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast, announced on social media that the Russian border guards were fighting the Ukrainian troops that invaded the state. Kuznetsov, assistant minister of the Russian Ministry of Health, told the media on the 7th that the Ukrainian armed forces' attack on Kursk Oblast on the 6th had injured 24 people, including 6 children.