Russia Battles Ukrainian Troops for a 3rd Day After Major Incursion

Russia Battles Ukrainian Troops for a 3rd Day After Major Incursion
A view shows what is said to be a Russian army strike on Ukrainian military hardware in the area bordering Ukraine in the Kursk Region, Russia, in this still image from video released on Aug. 7, 2024. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters
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MOSCOW—Russian forces were battling Ukrainian troops for a third day on Thursday after they smashed through the Russian border in the Kursk region, an attack on the world’s biggest nuclear power that has forced Moscow to call in reserves.

In one of the biggest Ukrainian attacks on Russia of the two-year war, around 1,000 Ukrainian troops rammed through the Russian border in the early hours of Aug. 6 with tanks and armoured vehicles, covered in the air by swarms of drones and pounding artillery, according to Russian officials.