Fighting in Kursk Region Now Occurs 30 Kilometers from Kurschatov, Home to Nuclear Power Plant

According to Russian military bloggers, fighting in the Kursk region is currently taking place 30 kilometers from Kurschatov, where the Kursk nuclear power plant is located. This area is also just 15 kilometers from the city of Lgov, which has a population of about 17,000. It has been noted that fortifications are already being constructed in the territories controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Reports indicate that units of the 'Wagner' group are being transferred from Africa to the Kursk region, as the Russian military continues to struggle to drive Ukrainian forces out of the captured settlements. Such information has circulated through Russian Telegram channels.

Ukrainian sources report that more than 50 Russian soldiers, including conscripts, have been taken prisoner. The Insider, referring to various sources including local residents, notes that Ukrainian military forces have managed to take control of 11 localities over an area of 350 square kilometers in the Kursk region. For comparison, it has been noted that the area under occupation is approximately the same as that of Kharkiv.