Kremlin responds to offensive: Tanks, artillery, missiles and special regime

In the bordering Ukraine In the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions, the Russian authorities introduced an anti-terrorist operation regime in order to – as it was said – “ensure the safety of citizens and prevent terrorist attacks by Ukraine,” Reuters reported, citing TASS.

Since Friday, special regulations have been in force in the three border regions, allowing the application of “necessary measures and temporary restrictions” based on Article 11 of the Law of March 6, 2006 “On Counteracting Terrorism”, Russian media report.

Special measures include the possibility of forcible relocation of residents, restrictions on transport in certain areas, enhanced protection of sensitive facilities and the possibility of using telephone wiretapping.

The decision to introduce an anti-terrorist regime was made by the director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, Aleksandr Bortnikov, who is also the head of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAK), “in order to ensure the safety of citizens and prevent terrorist attacks by the Kiev regime, which has made an unprecedented attempt to destabilize the situation in many regions of the country,” Russian media report.

The Ukrainian army attacked the Kursk region on Tuesday RussiaOn Thursday, the Washington Post, citing an anonymous adviser to the Ukrainian president, reported that Ukrainian forces had seized a gas measuring station in the town of Sudzha, through which Russian gas is sent to southern Europe.

According to Russian sources, about a thousand Ukrainian soldiers supported by tanks, armored vehicles, drones and artillery penetrated the territory of the Kursk region to a distance of more than 30 kilometers.

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