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[Global Times Report] According to a report by TASS on August 20, Major General Apti Arauddinov, commander of the Russian "Akhmat" special forces and deputy director of the Russian Ministry of Defense's Military and Political Directorate, pointed out that Ukrainian soldiers operating in the Kursk region of Russia used civilians, including children, as "human shields."

According to reports, Araudinov made a video speech on the social media Telegram. He said, "I have been collecting information these days, and this information also comes from our fighters... Finally I am ready to speak out. When they entered the Suja area, what did they do? They found an orphanage there, rested on the first floor, and then drove the children and teachers to the second floor. They used this as their shield."

According to reports, Araudinov also accused Ukrainian soldiers of shooting Russian civilians at close range. He said, "I have received a lot of photos, in which I saw civilians shot at close range, they were shot in the head. These are civilians who were unfortunately killed."

So far, there has been no response from Ukraine to Russia's accusations.

According to previous reports by foreign media, Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 15th that the Ukrainian army had completely occupied the border town of Suja in Kursk Oblast, Russia, and established a "military control headquarters" in Kursk. On the other hand, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on the 16th that Russia's "NorthernArmyThe Ukrainian offensive was repelled in the Kursk direction. The Russian aviation attacked the Ukrainian reserve personnel, weapons and fuel depots in Sumy Oblast. Currently, fierce fighting is still going on in the Kursk direction between Russia and Ukraine.