Russia's Kursk region declares state of emergency amid Ukrainian offensive
                        
                                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    Russia declared on Wesdnesday a state of emergency in the Kursk region as its military fought off cross-border incursions for a second day. Ukrainian officials have remained silent about the operation, but announced a mandatory evacuation of thousands of people in an area just across the border from Kursk.                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
    
    
        
            
            
        
        
    
                        
                            Russia declared on Wesdnesday a state of emergency in the Kursk region as its military fought off cross-border incursions for a second day. Ukrainian officials have remained silent about the operation, but announced a mandatory evacuation of thousands of people in an area just across the border from Kursk.