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On August 15, local time, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced that Belgorod Oblast had entered a federal state of emergency. Six days ago, Russia had just announced that Kursk Oblast had entered a federal state of emergency.

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According to Chinanews.com, citing Russian media reports, the federal state of emergency is the highest level of emergency in Russia. Under the federal state of emergency, personnel and materials can be mobilized from all over the country, and the federal budget can be used to pay pensions and relief funds.

According to the news released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on the evening of the 14th, at 22:15 local time on the 14th in Moscow, the Russian air defense system shot down a Ukrainian drone in Belgorod Oblast. Ukraine did not respond to the relevant statement. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced on the 9th that the Kursk Oblast of Russia entered a federal state of emergency.

Kursk Oblast and Belgorod Oblast are located in southwestern Russia, both bordering Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine have different accounts of the war in Kursk Oblast.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that the Russian army prevented the Ukrainian army from advancing further in several villages 26 to 28 kilometers from the border in Kursk Oblast. Russian officials said that about 121,000 Russian civilians have been evacuated.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that as of now, the Ukrainian army has lost 2,300 people in the Kursk direction, as well as 37 tanks, 32 armored personnel carriers, 15 field artillery pieces, and 4 sets ofAnti-aircraft missilesSystems and other equipment.

On the 14th, Zelensky posted on social media that the Ukrainian army's military operations in "multiple areas" of Russia's Kursk Oblast continued to advance "one to two kilometers."

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on the 13th that Ukraine has "no interest" in occupying Kursk Oblast, and the Ukrainian army's offensive is aimed at protecting its people. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that Russia has launched attacks on Ukraine from Kursk Oblast in recent months using artillery, missiles, drones and other weapons.

Belgorod Oblast is adjacent to Kursk Oblast. One day ago, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a video speech on social media that the current situation in Belgorod Oblast is extremely tense and complicated. The Ukrainian armed forces carry out shelling every day, causing damage to houses and civilian casualties. Belgorod Oblast decided to implement a regional state of emergency throughout the province from the 14th, with the aim of strengthening protection for residents and providing additional assistance to victims.

On the 15th, the regional state of emergency in Belgorod Oblast was upgraded to a federal state of emergency.

Apti Araudinov, deputy director of the Military and Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, said that the Ukrainian army's goal is to seize strategic facilities in parts of Russia's Kursk and Belgorod regions. The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization hope that the Ukrainian army can occupy important Russian territories and a large number of strategic facilities, so as to put forward conditions to Russia.

Jimu News integrates CCTV news, Xinhua News Agency, China News Service

(Source: Jimu News)