Russia battles thousands of Ukrainian troops as deep as 20km into their territory after incursion

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Intense battles raged over the Russian border on Saturday, after thousands of Ukrainian troops launched a large-scale incursion into the country which invaded them in 2022.

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00:00Russia fought intense battles against thousands of Ukrainian troops following Ukraine's largest

00:07incursion on Moscow's territory since the start of the war in 2022.

00:13Kiev's forces have reportedly pushed as deep as 20 kilometers into the Russian territory

00:19of Kursk.

00:21Ukraine had launched an attack over the Russian border on Tuesday, sweeping across the region

00:26in a surprise attack supported by drones and artillery fire.

00:31Russia's defense ministry said their forces were continuing to repel the invasion by Ukrainian

00:36armed forces, adding that fighting was focused around settlements 10 to 20 kilometers inside

00:43Russia.

00:44In a sign of the gravity of the attack, Russia imposed a security regime on three border

00:50regions.

00:52Russia also announced a federal emergency following the assault.

00:5676,000 people were evacuated from the Kursk region following the incursion according to

01:02local media.

01:04Humanitarian aid is being shipped to the region from other parts of Russia.

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