Putin accuses Ukraine of 'provocation' amid alleged border incursion

Putin accuses Ukraine of 'provocation' amid alleged border incursion.
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A   broken  residence  following what Russian   government  referred to as  a Ukrainian   navy  strike   in town  of Sudzha
President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of launching "  any other  main  provocation", after defence   officers  stated  round  three hundred  Ukrainian troops crossed into Russia's Kursk   vicinity  on Tuesday.
Fighting is reportedly ongoing   withinside the  area, as Moscow   stated  troops supported   through  eleven  tanks and   extra  than 20 armoured   fight  vehicles, crossed the border   close to  the   city  of Sudzha, 10km (six miles) from the frontline.
Thousands of   humans  have left their   houses  withinside the  vicinity ,   officers  stated . Ukraine has   but  to   touch upon  the Russian allegations.
Speaking   in advance  of a   assembly  of the Security Council in Moscow, Mr Putin accused Ukrainian forces of "firing indiscriminately" at civilian   homes  and residences.

Fighting reportedly   occurred  in   numerous  villages on Russian territory   all through  Tuesday. It   become  accompanied  through  Ukrainian air   assaults  which killed   3  civilians and   persevered  into the night, Russian   government  stated .
Twenty-  4  humans ,   together with  six children,   were  wounded in Ukrainian shelling of the border   vicinity , Moscow   stated .
On Wednesday, Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed it   avoided  the Ukrainian Armed Forces from advancing "deep into Russian territory"   withinside the  Kursk   vicinity  and   stated  it had destroyed   numerous  Ukrainian drones overnight.
However,   some of  air   indicators  persevered  to be issued in Kursk,   wherein  neighborhood  government  advised  citizens  to   restrict  their   moves  and all public   occasions  had been  cancelled.
Footage   published  online - and   proven  through  the BBC -   confirmed  fighter jets flying low overhead   withinside the  vicinity  on Tuesday, with smoke   growing  from   regions  at the  ground.
The   performing  nearby  governor, Alexei Smirnov,   stated  he had briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin   approximately  the situation, which he   stated  become  beneathneath  control.
Mr Smirnov   additionally  stated  numerous  thousand   humans  had left   regions  of the   vicinity  that   had been  beneathneath  assault  and   delivered  medical doctors  from Moscow and St Petersburg   had been  on their   manner  to   provide  assistance.
Kyiv has   now no longer  but  commented on any of the   reviews  approximately  occasions  in Kursk.
One colonel in Ukraine's   navy , Vladislav Seleznyov,   advised  the   outstanding  Nexta channel the   assault  become  "preventative" with an   predicted  75,000 Russian troops   persevering with  to   acquire  near  the border.
After   a primary  cross-border incursion   through  Russia into the north-  japanese  Kharkiv   vicinity  in May, there   were  fears Moscow   might  strive  the   equal  into the Sumy   vicinity  similarly  north.
With Ukraine now   seemingly  taking pictures  numerous  settlements and highways   the alternative  manner ,   the ones  objectives  can also additionally  nicely  were  frustrated, for now.
But with Ukrainian forces already overstretched and outmanned,   a few  navy  analysts are   wondering  the   know-how  of such cross-border raids.
This   isn't always  the primary  incursion into Russia   through  warring parties  primarily based totally  in Ukraine. Some   companies  of anti-Kremlin Russians   released  raids   ultimate  year, which   had been  repelled.
The forces crossed into the Belgorod and Kursk   areas  once more  in March,   wherein  they engaged in clashes with Russian   safety  forces.

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