
The governor of Belgorod said daily Ukrainian shelling is destroying homes and killing civilians, and Russia's defence ministry says it shot down 117 Ukrainian drones over several regions overnight. Of course, He can be lyeing as usual but that's a different story.
For the moment we only need to know that Ukraine launched its surprise attack into the Kursk region earlier this month, in what is their deepest and most significant incursion into the country in the last 2 years and about 6 months since Moscow's full-scale invasion began.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Kyiv would receive what he called a "worthy response" from his failed country named Russia.