VIDEO. Russian civilians evacuated, Ukraine advances in the Kursk region… one minute to be up to date on the war in Ukraine

Every morning on Midilibre.fr, discover “News from kyiv”, a minute of video to keep up to date with the latest events in the war that has been raging in Ukraine, on the edge of Europe, since February 2022. Here are the highlights of Thursday, August 15.

Russia to Carry Out New Evacuations in Kursk

The authorities of the Russian region of Kursk have decided to evacuate the population of the Glushkovo district, the region's acting governor, Alexei Smirnov, said late Wednesday. The area, which borders Ukraine, has a population of about 20,000. Ukrainian troops claimed additional advances Wednesday in Russia's Kursk region, where Kiev says it wants to establish a “buffer zone”to protect its border regions from Russian attacks.

Ukraine says it is opening humanitarian corridors in the Kursk region

On the eighth day of an unprecedented offensive by Kiev's forces on Russian territory, which has forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee. "Our military forces plan to open humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, both to Russia and Ukraine", Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram.

Ukrainian army continues to advance on Russian soil

The Ukrainian army continues its advance in the Russian border region of Kursk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, the eighth day of an unprecedented offensive that Moscow has vowed to halt. "We are advancing well in the Kursk region, we are achieving our strategic goal,", the Ukrainian president said in his daily address on social media. While reporting "more than 100 Russian servicemen captured" this Wednesday.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian region of Belgorod

A state of emergency has been declared in this region near the border with Ukraine, due to Ukrainian attacks, the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced on Wednesday. "The situation in the Belgorod region continues to be very difficult and tense” he added.

Drones rain down on Russia

The Russian Defense Ministry has intercepted 117 attack drones and 4 missiles launched by Ukraine in various Russian regions. According to the ministry, the missiles and 37 drones were destroyed over the Kursk region. 37 drones were also intercepted in the Voronezh region, the ministry added on the Telegram messaging app.