٠٠:٠١:٥٣Russia’s National Guard is actively engaged in counter-terrorist operations in the Kursk Region, with servicemen patrolling roads and checking vehicle identification. Footage from Monday shows officers conducting these tasks under the CTO (counter-terrorist operation) regime.
One serviceman emphasised that the primary objective is to prevent sabotage and reconnaissance missions by Ukrainian forces. "Our main task is to prevent attempts by sabotage and reconnaissance groups, and to control access to the city," he said.
The military also reports success in neutralising Ukrainian drones. "It is mostly calm during the day. The movement of drones starts around two in the morning. We counteract them—illuminating and destroying them," noted another serviceman.
Since Ukrainian forces launched an offensive into the Kursk region on August 6, Russia introduced a counter-terrorist operation regime in Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk on August 9. Over 133,000 people have been evacuated from Kursk border districts. Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled the offensive as a ‘large-scale provocation,’ while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky views the attack as a security issue for Ukraine.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'Main task is to prevent attempts by sabotage and reconnaissance groups' - Russian National Guard continues counter-terrorist operations in Kursk Region
Russia’s National Guard is actively engaged in counter-terrorist operations in the Kursk Region, with servicemen patrolling roads and checking vehicle identification. Footage from Monday shows officers conducting these tasks under the CTO (counter-terrorist operation) regime.
One serviceman emphasised that the primary objective is to prevent sabotage and reconnaissance missions by Ukrainian forces. "Our main task is to prevent attempts by sabotage and reconnaissance groups, and to control access to the city," he said.
The military also reports success in neutralising Ukrainian drones. "It is mostly calm during the day. The movement of drones starts around two in the morning. We counteract them—illuminating and destroying them," noted another serviceman.
Since Ukrainian forces launched an offensive into the Kursk region on August 6, Russia introduced a counter-terrorist operation regime in Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk on August 9. Over 133,000 people have been evacuated from Kursk border districts. Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled the offensive as a ‘large-scale provocation,’ while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky views the attack as a security issue for Ukraine.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russia’s National Guard is actively engaged in counter-terrorist operations in the Kursk Region, with servicemen patrolling roads and checking vehicle identification. Footage from Monday shows officers conducting these tasks under the CTO (counter-terrorist operation) regime.
One serviceman emphasised that the primary objective is to prevent sabotage and reconnaissance missions by Ukrainian forces. "Our main task is to prevent attempts by sabotage and reconnaissance groups, and to control access to the city," he said.
The military also reports success in neutralising Ukrainian drones. "It is mostly calm during the day. The movement of drones starts around two in the morning. We counteract them—illuminating and destroying them," noted another serviceman.
Since Ukrainian forces launched an offensive into the Kursk region on August 6, Russia introduced a counter-terrorist operation regime in Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk on August 9. Over 133,000 people have been evacuated from Kursk border districts. Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled the offensive as a ‘large-scale provocation,’ while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky views the attack as a security issue for Ukraine.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.