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Ukraine strikes power station amid reports that Kyiv is attacking Kursk in Russia
The regional governor of Kursk said that Kyiv forces had attacked a substation in the western region of Russia, Kursk, on Tuesday. This came after Russian war bloggers claimed that a new Ukrainian invasion into the area was backed up by armoured vehicles, drones, and other land-based weapons. Alexander Khinshtein, the governor of Kursk, said that power had not yet been restored to Rylsk. The town has a population of 15,000 and is located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) away from the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian forces damaged two transformers at the substation late Monday night, injuring two teens. Khinshtein, on...