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Recently, the situation between Russia and Ukraine has suddenly changed, and the battlefield has suddenly entered the territory of Russia and Belarus.The Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 12th that the Belarusian Ministry of DefenseOn social platformsThe release stated,After the opening ceremony of the "Army-2024" forum,Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor KhreninThe Lieutenant General immediately metRussian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and the two defense ministers discussed the current military and political situation.

On the 10th, Belarusian state television released footage of the wreckage of a Ukrainian drone that had intruded into Belarusian airspace the day before and was shot down. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that at 18:00 local time on the 9th, the Belarusian Air Force andAir Defense ForcesEntering the first level of combat readiness, the Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the national airspace of the Republic of Belarus.

Amid growing tensions between Ukraine and Belarus, Lukashenko has ordered a strengthening of the military presence on the Ukrainian border. The Belarusian Ministry of Defense reportedly said it was moving tank units to the border. The ministry posted a video on the Telegram social platform showing tanks being loaded onto rail transport vehicles.

According to reports, Khrenin met withBefore Belousov,He met with Dmitry Shugayev, Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, and the two sides discussed the prospects for military-technical cooperation and determined the time for the delivery of military supplies.

In addition to the defense ministers' meeting, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and Belarusian Security Council State Secretary Volfovich also met. The Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 12th that Russia and Belarus have reached a consensus on the Ukrainian conflict and reaffirmed their determination for strategic cooperation.

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin meets with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov (right).Source: Belarusian Ministry of Defense

On the 12th local time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Sersky, stated at a meeting of the Supreme Command that the Ukrainian Armed Forces currently control about 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory. The Ukrainian army is continuing to take offensive actions against the Kursk region of Russia, and the situation on the entire front is under the control of the Ukrainian army.

RussiaKursk Oblast is of great strategic significance to the Russian-Ukrainian war. Located on the Russian-Ukrainian border and close to northeastern Ukraine, it directly affects the security of military mobilization and supply routes between the two countries. Russia has deployed a large number of troops and equipment in the region, which can serve as part of Russia's defense depth to resist Ukraine's counterattack.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported in its battle report on the 12th that the Russian army destroyed the US-made "Abrams"Tanks and other armored vehicles attacked Ukrainian anti-artillery radars, ammunition depots, electronic warfare base stations and other targets. The Russian air defense system intercepted the UkrainianAerial bomb, rockets, drones and other targets.

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

Putin said, "Ukraine is trying to gain more bargaining chips for negotiations by launching an offensive against Kursk Oblast." He also said, "Despite the provocative actions launched by the Ukrainian army in Kursk Oblast, the Russian army is still advancing in an orderly manner along the entire combat contact line. After the Ukrainian army raided Kursk Oblast, the Russian army's offensive increased instead - the Ukrainian army will get the response it deserves, and the Russian army will achieve all its goals."

On May 24, Putin held talks with Belarusian President Lukashenko in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Source: Xinhua News Agency

On the same day, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast, Smirnov, reported to Putin that a total of 28 settlements in the state were controlled by the Ukrainian army, and a total of 121,000 people had been evacuated from the border area. The Ukrainian army's attack had killed 12 civilians in the state and injured 121 people, including 10 children.

Smirnov said that because there is no clear "front line" in Kursk, it is difficult to determine the specific location of the enemy. A 40-kilometer-long anti-tank trench has been dug in Kursk Oblast. At present, the Russian army has increased its patrols in the area to avoid further attacks by the Ukrainian army and continues to send reinforcements to Kursk.

The Wall Street Journal quoted White House sources as saying that the Biden administration is worried that Ukraine may face "brutal retaliation" from Russia for its attack on Kursk.

The report analyzed that the ultimate goal of Ukraine's attack on Kursk is unclear, because the Ukrainian army is seriously short of personnel and weapons, and in the east, it is difficult for the Ukrainian army to stop Russia's advance. Military experts interviewed by the newspaper believe that from a tactical point of view, Ukraine's actions in the Russian border area are meaningless, and the reason may be that Ukraine hopes to attract the attention of the United States before the US presidential election in November this year.