The Russian invasion of Ukraine:
Russia has launched an attack on Ukraine's capital Kiev. According to local authorities in Kiev, the apartment block was damaged, Reuters reported. The operational command of the police armed forces wrote on X that Russia had also targeted areas in the west of Ukraine and near the Polish border.
The Ukrainians had been expecting Russian missile strikes for some time. The U.S. Embassy warned of an attack around Ukraine's Independence Day last week. Russia carried out two drone strikes on Monday. The Ukrainian military said there were no casualties or damage. The head of Kiev's military administration, Serhiy Popko, said on the Telegram messaging app that 10 drones were destroyed in the region around Kiev around 2.30 am. There has been no response from Russia. Russia and Ukraine have denied targeting each other's citizens.
With no signs of an end to the Ukraine war in sight, it is likely to take a new turn with a bold move by Ukraine. For so many days, in fact months, Russia has infiltrated into many regions of Ukraine and Ukraine is fighting for its life to drive out the Russians. For the first time since the start of the war, Ukraine invaded Russia's Kursk region. In this way, Ukraine crossed the border of Russia and caught that country in an unexpected trap. Russia is said to have carried out the attack.
State of emergency in Russia
On August 7, Ukrainian soldiers and artillery units stormed the Russian province of Kursk, which borders Ukraine. Western news agencies reported that the troops and units left the town of Sumy in Ukraine and reached the town of Souza, about 30 kilometers from the Russian border. At present, the details of the situation are unclear. By August 10, 76,000 people had fled the Kursk region, forcing the Russian government to declare a state of emergency. The governor of Kursk said 28 towns and villages had been captured. Because the attack was so unexpected, the Russian government had no plans to evacuate its citizens. The blame for the Russian government's laxity throughout the war was further sharpened after the latest invasion of Ukraine.
