Ukrainian forces reportedly seize key gas station in Russia's Kursk Oblast
Ukrainian forces seized the Sudzha gas station in Kursk Oblast, Russian Telegram channels, including Rybar, reported on Aug. 7.
According to Reuters, the Sudzha station is the last operating transshipment point for Russian natural gas passing through Ukraine to Europe. In 2023, the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline transported about 14.65 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe, accounting for roughly half of Russia's natural gas exports.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin urgently convened an unscheduled meeting of the Security Council following reports of a Ukrainian breakthrough into Kursk Oblast on Aug. 7.
Putin described the fighting in Kursk as a "large-scale provocation" and "indiscriminate shooting." He also stated that after the meeting, he would confer with the heads of the Defense Ministry and the FSB General Staff for a report on the situation in the region.
Battles in Kursk Oblast
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Aug. 6 that hostilities are ongoing in Kursk Oblast and alleged that Ukraine is transferring reserves to the area.
Russian sources reported on the morning of Aug. 6 that Ukrainian forces had entered the Sudzha district in Kursk Oblast, with three tanks and infantry moving toward the villages of Kurylovka and Goncharovka. Local media reported that the "breakthrough" had been stopped, according to regional authorities.
Ukraine has not officially commented on these events. However, an NV source in military intelligence stated that Russian Volunteer Corps soldiers are not involved in the activities in Kursk Oblast.
Russian pro-war bloggers claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces advanced 15 kilometers into the region, expanding the front to 10-11 kilometers and capturing 11 settlements: Lyubymivka, Obukhivka, Pokrovske, Zelenyi Shlyakh, Tovshyi Luh, Nyzhniy Klyn, Mykolaiv-Daryino, Daryino, Sverdlikovo, and Lebedivka.
The acting governor of Kursk Oblast, Aleksey Smirnov, claimed that he had organized the evacuation of civilians from the combat zone. However, residents reported that no one was evacuating them and that emergency services were ignoring their requests.
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