Putin Orders Russian Troops to 'Drive' Ukraine Away from Border

President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops on Monday (12/8) to “drive out” Ukrainian troops who had entered Russian territory, while Russian authorities said more than 120,000 people had been evacuated from the fighting. Kyiv launched a surprise attack on Russia's western Kursk region on Tuesday (August 6), capturing more than two dozen settlements in the most significant cross-border offensive on Russian soil since World War II. “One of the clear goals of the enemies is to sow discord, strife, intimidate society, destroy the unity and integrity of Russian society,” Putin said in a televised meeting with government officials. “The main task of the defense ministry is to expel the enemy from our territory,” he said. Some 121,000 people have fled the Kursk region since the start of the fighting, which has killed at least 12 civilians and wounded 121 others, Kursk governor Alexei Smirnov said in a meeting with Putin. Ukrainian soldiers operate a Soviet-made MT-LB armored fighting vehicle in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 11, 2024, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Roman PILIPEY / AFP) Authorities in Kursk announced Monday that they were expanding their evacuation area to include the Belovsky district, which has …

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