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According to CCTV News, CCTV reporterIt is learned that on August 8, local time, Russia made its first landing over Kakhovka in the Kherson region.Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet spotted。

In the early morning of August 8, local time, Smirnov, acting governor of Kursk Oblast, Russia, announced on social media that:The air defense system shot down 7 Ukrainian missiles over the stateEarlier, Smirnov issued a missile attack alert and called on local residents to find a safe place to hide.

Ukraine has not yet responded to this.

In addition, according to a report by Russia's TASS on the 7th, citing data from the Russian Ministry of Health, the Ukrainian armed forces' attack on Kursk Oblast on the 6th had injured 31 people, including 6 children.

CCTV International News reported that in response to the Ukrainian army's attack on Russia's Kursk Oblast, Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov said:Ukrainian troops used American weapons when they attacked Kursk Oblast.The Pentagon spokesman did not directly respond to whether the Ukrainian army used American weapons, but only said that they were in contact with the Ukrainian military to understand their goals in attacking Kursk Oblast, and said that the United States supports Ukraine's efforts to defend itself from attacks. UN Secretary-General Deputy Spokesperson Haq said that all these emergencies are increasing the risk of escalation of the conflict, and the United Nations hopes to ease the current situation.

Reference News quoted the Russian Satellite News Agency on August 8 as saying that Andrei Belostotsky, acting deputy governor of Russia's Kursk Oblast, said that due to the difficult combat situation in Kursk Oblast, about 3,000 civilians had been evacuated from the border area.

"We evacuated all those who needed to be evacuated, about 3,000 people. 1,500 people were placed in temporary settlements," Belostotsky said on a television show, according to reports.

He said everyone who wanted to leave had been evacuated.

Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations reportedly said that rescuers have deployed 21 temporary accommodation sites in Kursk Oblast for people evacuated from border areas and are providing necessary psychological counseling.

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.

Daily Economic News is compiled from CCTV News, Reference News, and CCTV International News.

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