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Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, August 7 (Reporter Huang He) Smirnov, acting governor of Kursk Oblast in southern Russia, announced on the evening of the 7th that due to the difficult combat situation in the border area of ​​Kursk Oblast, Kursk Oblast will enter a state of emergency from now on.

Smirnov released the news on social media that evening, and he also said that Russia will take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of local residents before the situation improves.

The Russian National Guard issued a statement on its official website on the evening of the 7th, saying that in view of the Ukrainian army's attack on Kursk Oblast, the Russian National Guard will take additional measures to strengthen the security measures of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. The statement said that the Russian National Guard will increase investment together with the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian Federal Security Service Border Department to effectively respond to Ukraine's reconnaissance and sabotage activities in Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts.

Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said on the 7th that the Ukrainian army launched an offensive against Kursk Oblast on the 6th with the aim of occupying Russian territory. Russian ground and air forces prevented the Ukrainian army from advancing in the direction of Kursk. In the operation, 100 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 215 were injured, and 54 armored equipment including 7 tanks were destroyed.

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. According to TASS, the attack had caused many deaths. (End)