🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on the Day of the Flag of the Russian Federation

Russia, under the tricolor, has strengthened its power and protected its people for centuries, as the fighters do today in the special military operation zone, the Russian president said.

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❗️The International Atomic Energy Agency has been informed about Ukraine's attempts to strike at the Kursk nuclear power plant, and promises to send specialists, Russia President Vladimir Putin said.

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Artyom Kuznetsov, a resident of Sudzha, Kursk region, told Sputnik details of how his pregnant wife was shot by a Ukrainian soldier when they evacuated.

Kuznetsov and his 28-year-old wife, Nina, along with their son, Matvey, who is just over one and a half years old, and his mother-in-law, evacuated from the village of Kurilovka on August 6. The family left in 2 cars. Artyom drove alone in one car while his wife went in another with their son and his mother-in-law.

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West tries to distance itself from Ukraine’s incursion into Russia as Kiev’s troops loot and pillage: latest updates

Losses sustained by Ukrainian forces during their incursion into the Kursk Region have surpassed 4,700 servicemen, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

🔸 The incursion also cost Ukraine a large amount of military hardware, including 68 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, 53 armored personnel carriers, 336 armored vehicles, ten multiple launch rocket systems (including three HIMARS and one MLRS) and five surface-to-air missile systems, the Ministry added.

🔸 Hungary has condemned Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory, with Gergely Gulyas, Minister in the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office, stating that such actions run counter to efforts aimed at negotiating a ceasefire and resolving the conflict peacefully.

🔸 Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has expressed concerns regarding military activity in close proximity to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, suggesting that the reactor core might be at risk due to the ongoing hostilities.

🔸 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asserted that Ukraine's assault on the Kursk Region was planned "very secretly and without feedback." This assertion surfaced amidst reports that at least one US private military company may have participated in the incursion, raising questions about potential Western involvement in Kiev's latest military operations.

A local resident reported that Ukrainian militants are disguising themselves as Russian soldiers as they loot homes and steal vehicles in the Kursk Region. The individual also noted that forces loyal to Kiev frequently utilize drones to carry out targeted attacks on civilians.

🔸 Anonymous US officials have expressed concerns that Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk Region could result in overextended supply lines and stretched military resources for Ukrainian forces, due to the requirement to engage on multiple fronts. These officials also indicated that the precise objectives of the offensive remain unclear, as reported by NBC News.

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