The railway reported that passengers can return tickets
without additional fees for travel to and from Kursk, Ryzhkov, Kurchatov, and
Lgov-Kyivskyi stations. Train services at other stations are continuing as
usual.
The Moscow Railway also noted that it is conducting “additional inspections of infrastructure and staff briefings.”
What we know about the fighting in Kursk Oblast
On Aug. 6, Russian media claimed that Ukrainian forces had
entered the Sudzha district of Kursk Oblast. Local reports mentioned the
movement of three Ukrainian tanks with infantry towards the villages of
Kurylivka and Honcharivka. Kursk Oblast authorities said they had halted the “Ukrainian
breakthrough.”
Later, Russia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed the fighting
in the region. Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov stated that
Ukraine had entered with about 1,000 troops, using Western Stryker armored
vehicles, tanks, drones, air defense systems, and electronic warfare equipment.
The Ukrainian government has not officially commented on
these events. An NV source in military intelligence said the Russian Volunteer
Corps is not involved in the fighting at the Kursk Oblast border.
U.S. officials claim they had no prior knowledge of Ukraine’s
plans to enter Kursk Oblast, but this does not conflict with U.S. policy.