'To Kyiv and beyond': Russia's Medvedev reacts to operation in Kursk region

He wrote about this on Telegram.

"From this moment on, the 'special military operation' should become openly extraterritorial. This is no longer just an operation to return our official territories and punish the Nazis. It is possible and necessary to go to the lands of the still existing Ukraine. To Odesa, to Kharkiv, to Dnipro, to Mykolaiv. To Kyiv and beyond," Medvedev said.

According to him, from now on, it is possible and necessary to speak openly about the operation in the Kursk region "without shyness and diplomatic curtsies.”

"The Banderite terrorist operation should remove any taboos from this topic. Let everyone, including the British bastards, realize this: we will stop only when we consider it acceptable and profitable," Medvedev said.

What is known about cross-border raid in Russia’s Kursk region

On August 6, the authorities of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly tried to break through the Russian border, but were allegedly pushed back. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that "the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group retreated to its territory.”

The Main Intelligence Directorate refused to comment on the statements regarding the Kursk region. However, NV media, citing its own source in Ukrainian intelligence, wrote that the events in the Kursk region "definitely did not involve fighters of the Russian Volunteer Corps, who are fighting as part of Ukraine's Armed Forces.”

The Institute for the Study of War noted that the Russian Defense Ministry, acting governor of the Kursk region Alexei Smirnov, and some propagandists have different versions of the events in the Kursk region.

On August 7, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin convened the Russian military leadership to discuss the situation in the Kursk region, which he called a "large-scale provocation." At the time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on the international community to "strongly condemn the Kyiv regime's criminal attacks on Russian territory."

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin held a meeting with government officials and commented on the situation in the Kursk region, noting that Ukraine had allegedly made another provocation.

Staff at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant fear that the plant's management has not prepared for a possible attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition, Russians in the Kursk region have begun to create UAV operator units from civilians. They are given up to 10 hours for training.

On August 7, a state of emergency was introduced in the Kursk region.