Russia declares federal emergency as Ukrainian troops continue cross-border assault

The announcement comes four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops crossed into Russia's Kursk region, staging an ongoing assault.

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00:00It is the fourth day of Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region. The lack of Russian

00:05response and the rate of Ukrainian advance indicate that the Russian military was caught

00:10by surprise. This is according to US-based think tank the Institute for the Study of

00:14War. They add that Ukraine reportedly advanced up to 35 kilometers beyond the border.

00:21This map shows Ukrainian advances by the end of the incursion's second day. On the second

00:26map, the expanded area marked in blue shows their further advances by the end of the third

00:31day.

00:33The think tank notes that while the Ukrainian forces are moving in small groups to conduct

00:37assaults in the area, they have not taken control of it. Reportedly, larger groups are

00:43also operating closer to the border.

00:46The think tank posted the following statement on social media platform X. In it, they state

00:51that Ukrainian forces were able to achieve operational surprise along the border with

00:56Russia.