State of emergency declared in Russia’s Kursk region

In the wake of the Ukrainian raid on Russia’s Kursk region, a state of emergency has been declared, the BBC writes.

The cross-border attack by Ukrainian troops continued on Wednesday.

The acting regional governor, Alexei Smirnov, said the move was necessary “to eliminate the consequences of enemy forces coming into the region”.

Russian officials said at least five civilians had been killed and 31 wounded, six of them children, since the start of the incursion.

Ukraine has not officially commented.

To remind, on Tuesday morning, up to 1,000 Ukrainian troops, as well as 11 tanks and more than 20 armored combat vehicles, entered Russia near the town of Sudzha.