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Cailian Press reported on August 12 (Editor Xia Junxiong) on ​​Monday (August 12) local time, Russian authorities evacuated large numbers of civilians in more border areas, a week after Ukrainian troops unexpectedly crossed the border to attack Russian territory.

Ukrainian troops launched a ground offensive into Russia's Kursk Oblast last Tuesday, the largest attack by Ukraine on Russian territory since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Kursk Oblast has been under heavy ground attack from the Ukrainian army since the 6th. Kursk Oblast Acting Governor Smirnov said on Monday that about 121,000 people have been evacuated from Kursk Oblast.

Smirnov said that 28 settlements with a total of about 2,000 people in Kursk Oblast were controlled by the Ukrainian army.

Meanwhile, about 11,000 people have been evacuated from Krasnaya Ruga in the northwest of Belgorod Oblast. Belgorod Oblast is located in the south of Kursk Oblast and borders Sumy Oblast of Ukraine. Krasnaya Ruga is located at the junction of Belgorod Oblast, Kursk Oblast and Sumy Oblast of Ukraine.

Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee has announced the implementation of a system of anti-terrorist operations in Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky broke his silence on Saturday and publicly acknowledged for the first time that Ukrainian troops were advancing on Russian territory. He said Ukraine was proving its ability to "restore justice" and ensure the necessary pressure on Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the situation in Kursk Oblast on Monday, stressing that the most urgent and important thing at the moment is to immediately drive Ukrainian troops out of Russian territory.

Putin said that Ukraine's attack on Russian territory was to gain more bargaining chips. He also said that after the Ukrainian army raided Kursk Oblast, the Russian army advanced in an orderly manner along the entire combat contact line, and the offensive increased instead. The Ukrainian army will receive a due response, and the Russian army will achieve all its goals.

Analysts say Ukraine's cross-border offensive may be intended to force Russia to divert resources elsewhere to relieve pressure on its front lines, which are under increasing pressure as Russian troops have made steady advances on several fronts in eastern Ukraine.

Source: Xia Junxiong of Cailianshe