Putin Scrambles as Ukraine Launches Stunning Incursion Into Russia

The mayor of Kurchatov, a Russian town near the border of Ukraine, said that Ukrainian forces had launched a stunning incursion into the country Friday and are advancing toward a Nuclear Power Plant, according to the Washington Post.

The news comes as civilians continue to evacuate the Kursk Oblast amid fears that the conflict will continue to creep onto Russian soil.

On Monday, Ukrainian forces began an offensive operation in Kursk, an Oblast on Ukraine’s Northeastern border with Russia, capturing over 20 Russian villages and parts of the city of Sudja, the Washington Post reported. The Azerbaijani outlet Vesti.az reported on Friday evening that the mayor of Kurchatov, Igor Korpunkov, said in a statement on Telegram that “fighting is several dozen kilometers” from the nuclear plant.

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