Russian Forces Fighting to Fend Off Cross-Border Raid in Kursk

Russian troops are fighting to repel a new cross-border incursion from Ukraine targeting its western Kursk region. Kursk regional governor Alexei Smirnov on Aug. 6 posted multiple warnings on the Telegram messaging platform about incoming missile strikes throughout the region, which borders Ukraine. Smirnov later said hundreds of Ukrainian forces and dozens of armored vehicles had pushed across the border and into Russia. Smirnov and the Russian military have both attributed the Kurk assault to the Ukrainian military, although Ukrainian officials have yet to comment on the incursion. Russia’s Ministry of Defense has reported directing artillery and airstrikes to repel the attack....