Ukrainian Military Push Into Kursk Enters 3rd Day; Locals Evacuated, Russia Says

The White House, meanwhile, said it was not informed in advance about the armed incursion into the Russian region.

A damaged house following what local authorities called a Ukrainian military strike in the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region, Russia, in this image released on Aug. 6, 2024. Acting Governor of Kursk Region Alexei Smirnov via Telegram/Reuters

Residents have been evacuated from parts of Russia’s western Kursk region amid an ongoing Ukrainian cross-border assault that entered its third day on Aug. 8.

“All the population that needed to be evacuated has been evacuated,” Andrey Belostotsky, the region’s acting deputy governor, said in broadcast remarks.