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Reference News reported on August 13 According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on August 13, former US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said in an interview with US media that Ukraine's attack on Russia's Kursk Oblast has crossed the "red line", but Russian President Putin will act as decisively as possible to drive the Ukrainian army out of Russian territory.

Asked whether the Ukrainian military's actions crossed the line, he said: "It is possible that it was. The Russians may have seen the United States as engaging in what they call a serious provocation or terrorist action, which is a red line that the Ukrainians crossed."

Sullivan also said he believed Putin would "respond as decisively as possible" to push Ukrainian forces out of Russian territory.

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that the United States still refused to comment on the Ukrainian military's actions in Russia's Kursk Oblast, and only issued a statement of "general" support for Ukraine.

"I will allow our partners in Ukraine to talk about their military operations, but overall we support the ability of the Ukrainian military to defend itself," Patel told reporters at a news conference. "We will continue to focus on making sure our partners in Ukraine get what they need."

According to reports, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 12th that as of now, the Russian army has eliminated more than 1,600 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk direction, destroyed 32 tanks and 23 armored vehicles.