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Ukrainian troops launched the "largest attack" on Russian territory, Russia said: it has been repelled! Zelensky: Ukraine's drone manufacturing and use are ahead of Russia

2024-08-07

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Editor of Every Economic Report: Zhang Jinhe

According to CCTV News, on the 7th local time, Russian Assistant Minister of Health Kuznetsov said that the Ukrainian armed forces' attack on Kursk Oblast on the 6th had caused24 people were injured, including 6 children.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said in a radio program on the 7th that the Ukrainian army’s attack on Kursk Oblast"It is another terrorist attack against civilians."

The Russian Federal Security Service announced on the 6th that the Ukrainian army launched an armed invasion of villages in Kursk Oblast that morning. The acting governor of Kursk Oblast, Smirnov, posted on social media that the Russian border guards were fighting against the Ukrainian troops who invaded the state.

The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a notice on the 6th saying that from 8:00 Moscow time that day,Nearly 300 armed personnel from the Ukrainian Army's 22nd Mechanized Brigade, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles, launched an attack on Russian border positions deployed near the Russian-Ukrainian border in Kursk Oblast.The Russian army launched attacks on Ukrainian troops entering the border area and Ukrainian troops in Sumy Oblast of Ukraine, destroying some Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles.

In addition, the Voronezh City Government of Russia announced that the city was attacked by a Ukrainian drone that day.The incident caused damage to approximately 22 apartments, five non-residential buildings and 38 vehicles.The Governor of Voronezh Oblast saidOne person was injured in the attack, but there is no danger to life.

On the same day, the official social media account of the Kursk State Government of Russia posted:A huge explosion was heard in Kursk, where a missile attack alert was issued earlier.

Image source: CCTV International News video screenshot

Ukrainian army launched the "largest attack" on Russian territory, Russia said: it has been repelled

According to Reference News, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, reserve troops have been sent to help repel hundreds of Ukrainian militants supported by tanks. This is the first time in more than two years of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.One of the largest Ukrainian ground offensives on Russian territory.

The latest statement from the Russian Defense Ministry said: "The enemy today launched another attempt to break into the Kursk region of Russia. The enemy is suffering from artillery fire, air strikes by the Army Aviation and attacks by drones."

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense,Russian border guards repelled the attack and inflicted fire on Ukrainian militants on the border and Ukrainian reserve troops in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.

The report said that the Russian Ministry of Defense pointed out: "The defense forces on the border and the border guards of the Russian Federal Security Service repelled the attack and carried out firepower to kill the enemy on the border and the Ukrainian Army Reserve in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine."

Zelensky: Ukraine is ahead of Russia in drone manufacturing and use

According to a Reuters report on August 6, Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 6th that Ukraine has made good progress in the manufacture and use of drones.The number of drones used in combat last month surpassed that of Russia.

In his nighttime video address, Zelensky thanked all Ukrainian servicemen for their efforts in the battle, "especially those soldiers and commanders who fully utilized the possibilities of drones."

"The Ukrainian Defense Forces are already ahead in this regard, and our forces used more drones than the occupiers in July," he said.

Drones, including long-range drones, are “already affecting warfare at the strategic level,” he said.

The president said Ukraine is increasing its production capacity with the help of Western partners.Ukrainian manufacturers will exceed the contract plan and produce 1 million drones by 2024.

Daily Economic News is compiled from CCTV News and Reference News

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