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Belgorod Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Amid Ukrainian Bombardment

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The governor of Russia's Belgorod oblast has declared a state of emergency as Ukraine's military advance into the neighbouring Kursk oblast continues. Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said the situation in Belgorod was "extremely difficult and tense". The region has come under attack from Ukrainian shelling as well as drones, with Russia claiming to have shot down 117 Ukrainian UAVs overnight in the Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod regions.

With the Ukrainian advance into Kursk continuing (see 'SECURITY: Ukrainian Forces Continue To Advance In Kursk Region - Zelenskyy', 1752BST 13 Aug), there will be significant focus on the next objectives for Kyiv.

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The governor of Russia's Belgorod oblast has declared a state of emergency as Ukraine's military advance into the neighbouring Kursk oblast continues. Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said the situation in Belgorod was "extremely difficult and tense". The region has come under attack from Ukrainian shelling as well as drones, with Russia claiming to have shot down 117 Ukrainian UAVs overnight in the Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod regions.

With the Ukrainian advance into Kursk continuing (see 'SECURITY: Ukrainian Forces Continue To Advance In Kursk Region - Zelenskyy', 1752BST 13 Aug), there will be significant focus on the next objectives for Kyiv.

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