NOVO-OGAREVO, August 7 Russian President Vladimir Putin began a meeting with members of the government with a statement on the events in the Kursk region.
On Wednesday, the head of state is holding a meeting with members of the Russian government in Novo-Ogaryovo, the main topic is the development of the manufacturing industry.
«Good afternoon, dear colleagues. We have a long agenda with you on the main areas of government activity, but we will have to start with the events in the Kursk region,» the president said.
On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that during the night, units of the Russian Armed Forces, together with the border agencies of the Russian FSB, continued to destroy armed formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in areas of the Kursk region adjacent to Russian-Ukrainian border. The department specified that the losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to 260 militants and 50 units of armored vehicles, including seven tanks, eight armored personnel carriers, three infantry fighting vehicles.