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In response to the escalating tensions in Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions bordering Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 20th the formation of three new army groups. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the evening of the 19th that the Ukrainian army controlled more than 1,250 square kilometers of land in Kursk Oblast, covering 92 settlements.

Russian Defense Minister Belousov said at a meeting of the Border Military Security Coordination Committee that day that the three armies of Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk will be responsible for protecting the territory and people of these three regions. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 15th the establishment of the Border Military Security Coordination Committee, which covers Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions.

In an interview with Russia's Channel One on the 20th, Araudinov, deputy director of the Military and Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, said that the Ukrainian army's operations in Kursk Oblast have been blocked, the main resources of Ukraine have been destroyed by Russia, and the logistics support routes have also been attacked by the Russian army. The Russian army is retaking the settlements controlled by the Ukrainian army. He stressed that there are NATO soldiers among the foreign mercenaries of the Ukrainian army entering the Kursk region.

Zelensky posted a message on his social media account on the evening of the 19th, saying that as of the 19th, the Ukrainian army controlled more than 1,250 square kilometers of land in Kursk Oblast, covering 92 settlements. He said that the Ukrainian army's "active defense operations" on Russian territory were the "most effective countermeasure" and were complicating the situation in Russia.

Zelensky called on the West to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western weapons to attack Russian territory. He stressed that Russia's military bases, military airports, logistics and other military facilities are "completely legitimate targets" of the Ukrainian army.