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Reference News reported on August 8According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on August 7, Russian Chief of General Staff Gerasimov stated at a meeting chaired by President Putin that the Ukrainian army's advance deep into Russia in the direction of Kursk has been blocked.

According to the report, Gerasimov said: "At 5:30 on August 6, more than a thousand Ukrainian troops launched an attack with the goal of capturing the front line of the Suga region of Kursk Oblast."

Gerasimov said in his report: "The Russian border defense forces, border guards and reinforcements acted in concert. Under the attack of aviation, missile forces and artillery, the enemy's advance into the depths of Russia in the Kursk direction has been blocked."

He said that 315 Ukrainian troops who attempted to enter Kursk Oblast were killed or wounded, including at least 100 killed. The Russian army destroyed 54 Ukrainian armored vehicles, including 7 tanks.

According to the press service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, in view of the Ukrainian army's attack on Kursk Oblast, the Russian National Guard has taken additional measures to strengthen security measures for the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.

"To ensure the safety of protected facilities of special importance, Russian National Guard troops took additional measures to protect the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant," the press release stated.

The Russian National Guard further stated that the Russian National Guard, together with the Ministry of Defense and the Border Guard Bureau of the Security Service, has increased its forces and equipment to strike against Ukrainian reconnaissance and sabotage groups in Kursk and Belgorod Oblast.