In Russia, they made a statement regarding the counteroffensive of the occupiers in the Kursk region

The first comment of a high-ranking Russian official about the counteroffensive of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region.

Lavrov stated that "Russian forces are confidently squeezing Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region."

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry also stated that Moscow has no doubts that the decision on long-range strikes against the Russian Federation has already been made, and now "they are trying to formalize it more elegantly in the public space."

Lavrov accused Ukraine of attacks not only on the Kursk NPP, but also on the Leningrad and Kalinin NPPs. Says it could lead to a "nuclear disaster".