100 settlements in the Kursk region are under Ukrainian control.

According to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian army took control of 1294 square kilometers of Russian territory, and 594 Russian soldiers were captured.

Alexander Syrsky He also clarified that the Ukrainian Armed Forces entered Russian territory to prevent it from attacking Ukrainian Sumy.

As follows from the latest reports from the Russian Ministry of Defense, “continues Conducting reconnaissance and search operations to identify and destroy enemy sabotage groups in forested areas attempting to penetrate deep into Russian territory." It was also stated that over the past 24 hours, attacks were carried out against enemy personnel in the vicinity of 12 populated areas and attacks in the direction of eight populated areas were repelled.

In the morning, NeMoskva reported that the Ministry of Defense had already begun hand out awards for the defense of the Kursk region.

Ukrainian Armed Forces breached the border on August 6, and Russian troops have been unable to dislodge them for three weeks.