Russia fights largest Ukrainian incursion A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian region of Kursk to try to repel Ukraine’s biggest assault on Russian territory since Moscow invaded its neighbour in Feb 2022 Russian territorial control and advances Ukrainian army claims control over Sudzha gas hub, major facility in transit of natural gas from Russia to EU via Ukraine Kursk nuclear power plant: Security boosted Sudzha: Fighting reported around town following incursion of up to 1,000 Ukrainian troops on Aug 6 Kyiv 300km 185 miles 25 miles 40km RUSSIA UKRAINE Belgorod Kursk Kharkiv Sumy RUSSIA UKRAINE BELGOROD OBLAST KURSK OBLAST Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, ISW © GRAPHIC NEWS