New attacks reported on Russian border villages

Governors of Russia’s Kursk and Bryansk regions have reported new attacks on villages located near the Ukrainian border.

Head of the Kursk region Roman Starovoyt stated that the border villages of the Glushkhovsky district had come under artillery fire in the morning. “Attacks were recorded in the village of Markovo, shelling is taking place in the Tyotkino village,” he said.

According to preliminary reports, no one was injured. Several houses were damaged in the village of Popovo-Lezhachi. Electricity has been cut off in Tyotkino and Popovo-Lezhachi. “However, the threat of shelling still remains, we are receiving information in real time,” Starovoyt added.

Bryansk regional governor Aleksandr Bogomaz reported an artillery attack from the side of Ukraine on the village of Zernovo. “About 18 attacks have been recorded. There are no injured persons. Emergency services are working on the scene,” he stated.

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian border villages and cities have regularly come under shelling. On 3 July, Belgorod regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov stated that “a series of loud noises” had been heard overnight. A fire broke out at a residential building. Four people were killed in the attack, including three Ukrainian citizens and one Russian national.