Russia launches 'counter-terror operation' in three border regions
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00:00What we know is that the fighting is ongoing, continues in that region of Kursk, and it's
00:04chaotic enough for Russia to have declared two things, first the federal state of emergency,
00:12so country-wide emergency being declared, and it also declared in three border regions,
00:20in Bryansk, in Kursk, and in Belgorod region, a counterterrorism operation, which means
00:26that more power will be given to authorities, for example, to conduct raids in homes, in
00:34buildings without asking for authorizations, to also evacuate people even by force if it's
00:41necessary. We know that at least 3,000 people have been evacuated from the border region,
00:48so we see through Moscow's response that the situation is not at all under control for
00:55Russia at the moment, and that fighting is ongoing. There have also been videos circulating
01:01online, again, not verified, the location also is not verified, but of Ukrainian soldiers
01:09showing Ukrainian flags in border towns in Russia, so those operations are ongoing, which
01:19is also why there's still this operational silence, there's no communication on it officially
01:26by the army on the Ukrainian side, but those incursions are entering their fifth day, and
01:32so far it's not deemed a success so far here, but so far Ukraine still has its benefits
01:45from its surprise effect, and so far it still hasn't been over, the fighting is still ongoing
01:54with this Russian response showing just how chaotic things are on the other side of the
02:00border.