Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed Ukraine's attack on civilian infrastructure in the Kursk region on Wednesday.
"The Kiev regime has undertaken another large-scale provocation. It is conducting indiscriminate shelling from various types of weapons, including missiles, at civilian buildings, residential buildings, and ambulances," Putin said at a government meeting.
Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Armed Forces continue to decimate Ukrainian formations on the border areas of the Kursk region. The Russian Army thwarted an attempt to infiltrate deep into Russian territory, with Kiev losing at least 260 soldiers and 50 armored vehicles.