Kyiv. Ukraine has intensified its attacks by entering Russia amid the war that has been going on for two and a half years between Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian army has reached 10 km inside the Russian border. Alexey Smirnov, the governor of the Russian province of Kursk, said that 76 thousand people have left their homes in view of the attacks. More than 1 thousand Ukrainian soldiers, 20 armored vehicles and 11 tanks are present in Russia. They have captured many villages. Their next target is said to be the city of Sudja. This is the biggest counterattack by Ukraine since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war.
In a video that went viral on social media, a convoy of 15 military vehicles is seen damaged in the Russian city of Oktyabrsko. This city is about 38 km from the Russian border. In view of the attacks, Russia has sent several tanks and rocket launchers to Kursk. On the other hand, Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday admitted the attack on Russia for the first time. Zelensky said that our army is taking the war to Russian soil. They have proved that they are capable of putting the necessary pressure on the attackers while restoring justice. The Ukrainian President also thanked the soldiers.
Due to the Ukrainian attack, the nuclear power plant in Kursk province is in danger. Actually, this plant is about 60 km away from the city of Sudja. Meanwhile, the Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, has issued a warning. He has appealed to both the countries to be cautious, so that a nuclear accident can be prevented. Earlier, on August 8, an emergency was imposed in the Kursk-Oblast province after Ukrainian troops entered. Ukraine also targeted an airfield 300 km from the border in Russia’s Lipetsk province through a drone. This military airfield was the base of Russia’s fighter jets, helicopters and more than 700 powerful glide bombs.
Russia used this airfield to operate fighter aircraft like Sukhoi and MiG. In a statement issued by Russia after the attack, it was said that it had shot down more than 75 drones of Ukraine. Of these, 19 were in Lipetsk province. The area where Ukrainian soldiers had intruded has important gas pipelines of Russia. Russia transports natural gas through these pipelines.