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China News Service, August 12. According to foreign media reports on the 12th, Russian President Putin held a meeting on the situation in Kursk Oblast, saying that the Russian Ministry of Defense "must drive the enemy out of the territory of the region."

File photo: Putin.

According to the Russian Satellite Network on the 12th, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the situation in Kursk Oblast. Putin pointed out that "the West is fighting against us (Russia) under the guise of Ukrainians."

Putin said, "The primary task facing the (Russian) Ministry of Defense is undoubtedly: to drive the enemy out of our territory, to drive it out, and to ensure reliable protection of the state border together with the border guards."

Putin also said that despite Kiev's provocations, Russian troops are advancing along the entire contact line. "The enemy will be met with a due counterattack, and all the goals ahead of Russia will be achieved."

Russia's Sputnik News reported that at 5:30 a.m. local time on August 6, up to 1,000 Ukrainian troops launched an attack "with the aim of occupying the territory of Kursk Oblast."

Ukrainian President Zelensky admitted on the 10th that Ukrainian troops were conducting military operations in Kursk, a Russian border state bordering Ukraine.

Agence France-Presse stated that this advance of the Ukrainian army into Russian territory may be the largest of several cross-border attacks launched by Ukraine since February 2022. The Russian army responded to the Ukrainian actions with air strikes, rockets and artillery.

Russian media said that Russia's Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions have declared an "anti-terrorist state". TASS also reported on the 12th that Belgorod Governor Gladkov announced that some areas of the region would be evacuated.

In addition, the latest news from the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Kiev lost more than 1,600 soldiers in the fighting in the Kursk direction and 32 Ukrainian tanks were destroyed.

Russia's Sputnik News also quoted Putin as saying that the Ukrainian army's actions to further advance into Russian territory have been blocked.