Russia struggles to repel incursion by Ukraine | DW News

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Published 2024-08-09

Russia is sending more forces to its Kursk region in an attempt to repel a Ukrainian attack that is now in its fourth day. Russian state media say Moscow is deploying multiple rocket launchers, artillery guns, and heavy tanks to fend off one of Ukraine's biggest incursions into Russian territory since the war began. The attack has prompted Russia to declare a regional state of emergency. This video obtained by Reuters news agency allegedly shows a destroyed Russian military convoy in the Kursk region. According to Russian estimates, around one thousand Ukrainian troops and more than two dozen armoured vehicles and tanks were involved in the initial attack.

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All Comments (21)

@givememybaconplz6061 yesterday

Putin 2020 : no one can attack russia Putin:2024: calling emergency meeting for attacking russia by ukraine 😂😂😂😂
@patrolmanpete yesterday

Russia could have had peace. Many Russian children could have still had their fathers. Russia asked for this.
@MakeSeven yesterday

Russia is the second biggest superpower in Russia
@cata2322 yesterday

Medvedev, from a Putin puppet to a world clown.
@sumcoolclips yesterday

Ukraine should hold this land and use it as a bargaining chip against Russia in peace talks. And at the end of the day, war is not one sided. Russia invaded Ukraine, therefore Ukraine has the right to strike back. That’s how war works.
@gror7849 yesterday

1000 Ukrainians armed with Western gear create a new front line with ease inside Russia ...and when you think Russia was beating its chest that it can take NATO in case of war 🤣😂😂😂
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 yesterday

Medvedev hitting the bottle again 🙄
@johnf1628 yesterday

Russia struggles to repel anything that fights back.
@amedvedevs yesterday

Medvedev is just as embarrassing as his nation’s army 😂
@JosephHoggang-bk4bk yesterday

How can there be "heavy fighting" when the Russian soldiers run away and the conscripts surrender?
@ndjibukabengele973 yesterday

Let’s go Ukraine, let’s do a referendum there and bring the kursk region back to Ukraine.
@jackbleiham8475 yesterday

Time for Russia to sue for peace
@derekwilliamsgrace yesterday

Any country has the right to defend and protect its territory and sovereignty by ANY MEANS .
@jamesharlan2725 yesterday

Ukraine's "Special Military Operation"
@caboosej8749 yesterday

haha how does it feel russia ! how does it feel to get invaded by your victims?🤣
@jonathanursal3199 yesterday

Strong leadership keeps Ukraine free
@garyoak2974 yesterday

Ukraine busting out the uno reverse card out here
@unifiedvision999 yesterday

Ukraine's move is absolutely brilliant, now in addition to Putin being embarrassed and Russian troops having to be rushed to that part of the line, going forward Putin will also have to keep in mind that this type of raid might happen and leave more troops along his borders, when he is already short of troops apparently.
@theTimHernandez yesterday

Ukraine should hold annex elections this weekend.
@jordillach3222 yesterday

Russians should not let Medvedev to talk while under the effects of alcohol.