Ukrainian troops have entered another Russian border region, according to social-media posts and video footage, as Kyiv continues its surprise incursion into the Kursk oblast.
The Russian Defense Ministry has said that it is repelling Ukraine’s forces in the northwestern region. However, reports say that Kyiv’s troops are operating more than six miles inside the frontier, amid some accounts add that they are even deeper in Russian territory. Thousand of civilians from districts around the town of Sudzha have been evacuated from their homes.
However, on Saturday, video footage posted on Telegram purportedly showed troops fighting for Ukraine in the Belgorod region further north, which itself has been the scene of cross-border skirmishes over the course of the war. The veracity of the clip has not been independently confirmed, and it is unclear when it filmed. Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment.