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More than 76,000 people were evacuated from Kursk Oblast, and Zelensky talked about this round of offensive for the first time

2024-08-11

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Reference News reported on August 11 According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on August 10, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced on the 10th that more than 76,000 people were evacuated from Kursk Oblast to safe areas.

According to reports, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations stated: "The operational command to provide assistance to the people continues to work around the clock. The top priority now is to relocate residents to safe areas. A total of more than 76,000 people have been evacuated since the start of this work."

The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations stressed that people in temporary shelters receive necessary medical and psychological assistance.

According to reports, Russian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gerasimov said on August 7 that at 5:30 a.m. on the 6th, up to 1,000 Ukrainian troops launched an offensive with the aim of occupying the territory of Kursk Oblast. He said that the Russian army will defeat the enemy in Kursk Oblast and regain lost territory. The Russian Ministry of Defense pointed out that since the start of hostilities in the Kursk direction, the enemy has lost 945 soldiers and 102 armored vehicles, including 12 tanks.

According to Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky first mentioned the Ukrainian army's offensive against Russia's Kursk Oblast in a video speech in the evening of the 10th. Zelensky said that the Ukrainian army commander-in-chief Alexander Sersky reported to him the progress of the Ukrainian army's offensive into Russian territory.

Zelensky reportedly said Ukraine is proving its ability to put "pressure" on Russia.

The report said that neither Zelensky nor the Ukrainian military provided details of the latest status of the Ukrainian offensive in Russia.