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Moscow announced “counterterrorism measures” late Friday in three regions bordering Ukraine — Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk — following cross-border incursions by Kyiv’s forces.
Ukraine is continuing to push into Russian territory after launching its surprise incursion across the border earlier this week, according to national media. The cross-border raid by Ukrainian forces its Kyiv’s largest in the two-and-a-half years of conflict after Moscow launched its all-out invasion in early 2022.
“The Kyiv regime made an unprecedented attempt to destabilize the situation in a number of regions of our country,” Russia’s National Antiterrorism Committee said in a statement justifying the operation “to ensure the safety of citizens and stop the threat of terrorist acts.”
Moscow has sent reinforcement troops and military equipment to the regions, including tanks, rocket launchers and aviation units to halt Ukraine’s advances, according to reports.
Kyiv’s Western allies, sometimes reluctant about any attack inside Russian territory, have made no signs of opposing Kyiv’s military moves across the border. The U.S. on Friday announced an additional $125 million (€114 million) in weapons to assist Ukraine’s military operations against Russia, including anti-tank missiles and ammunition.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has so far refrained from commenting specifically on the incursion into Russia. “I thank each of our warriors — those who are destroying the Russian occupiers, holding the frontline, and ensuring that Ukraine remains on the world map,” Zelenskyy posted on X on Friday.
