Kurchatov Mayor Igor Korpunkov said that fighting continues several dozen kilometers from the city. He called on residents not to panic.
He wrote about this on his Telegram channel.
According to him, the situation is “tense” and a state of emergency is in effect. At the same time, Korpunkov assures that the administration and all city services are working in normal mode.
The mayor of Kurchatov called on people not to succumb to what he calls “information provocations of the enemy.” He claims that “psychological special forces” were allegedly used against residents.
The city of Kurchatov is located just over 80 kilometers by road from the city of Sudzha, which, according to Russians, Ukrainian troops have reached. Kurchatov is home to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, which consists of four power units with a capacity of up to 4 GW.
Against the backdrop of reports from Russian “war correspondents” about a border breakthrough in the Kursk region, the leader of the Russian rashists, Vladimir Putin, announced a “large-scale provocation” on the part of Ukraine. The military leadership of Ukraine has not yet commented on the events in the Kursk region.
The head of the Kursk region stated that the region “has been heroically resisting attacks by Ukrainian Nazis for the past 24 hours.” All emergency services in the Kursk region have been put on high alert.
The Agency publication wrote that since the start of the breakthrough in the Kursk region, the Russian authorities have announced six times that they have allegedly stopped the advance and even retreated by the Ukrainian military. Although the combat zone has expanded to 430 km2, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have allegedly taken almost complete control of the city of Sudzha.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), citing geolocation footage and statements by Russian war correspondents, writes that Ukrainian forces appear to be present in areas up to 35 kilometers in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation from the international border with the Sumy region. Although they do not control all of this territory.
According to the Washington Post, Ukraine currently controls the Sudzha gas metering station, located approximately 8 kilometers deep into Russia.
Prepared by: Nina Petrovich