Ukraine takes control of Gazprom gas metering station near Sudzha - Washington Post
Photo: Gazprom gas station near Sudzha (Russian media)
Fighting has been ongoing for the third day in the Kursk region. The Russian army claims that Ukrainian forces have occupied several border villages and part of the city of Sudzha, the Washington Post reports.
Despite all the Russian statements, there has been no official confirmation of Ukraine seizing territory at this time. It is noted that this could be the largest ground operation on Russian territory.
Interestingly, Ukraine recently received permission from the US to strike Russian forces at certain points along the border. An American official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, said that Washington is trying to contact Ukrainian military officials to learn more about the operation and its objectives.
At the same time, one of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's advisors told the Washington Post that Washington has not yet criticized Ukraine for the cross-border attack. According to the advisor, Ukraine now controls a gas metering station about five miles (approximately 8 km) from the border with Russia.
Against this backdrop, Russia has increased security around the Kursk nuclear power plant.
Yesterday, in a comment to RBC-Ukraine, Operator GTS of Ukraine confirmed that gas transportation to Europe is proceeding as usual. The station is a key facility for transporting Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine and is the only point through which Russian gas enters Ukraine for transportation to European countries. The station itself is located 7 kilometers from the city of Sudzha.
Fighting in the Kursk region
On the morning of Tuesday, August 6, information began spreading about the start of fighting in the Kursk region, which has been ongoing for the third day. The Russians have traditionally blamed Ukraine and started evacuating local residents from several settlements.
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to the events in the Kursk region after more than a day. He convened a meeting with military command and later declared a state of emergency in the region. Today, the Russian authorities decided to pay 10,000 rubles (116 dollars) to residents of the Kursk region who have left the dangerous areas.
For more details about the situation in the Russian region, see the RBC-Ukraine report.
Additionally, RBC-Ukraine has gathered information on important objects located in the Sudzha district.
