Radio Liberty publishes pictures of damaged border checkpoint in Russia’s Kursk Oblast – photos

Border checkpoint before receiving damage. Photo: Radio Liberty 

Radio Liberty journalists have published a satellite image of the damaged infrastructure at the Sudzha border checkpoint in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Source: Russian service of Radio Liberty with reference to the satellite image taken on the morning of 6 August

Details: Radio Liberty noted that earlier the photo of the checkpoint, which was made by the Ukrainian drone, was published by Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels.

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Photo: Telegram channels

Damaged border checkpoint.  

Photo: Radio Liberty

Quote: “It is unclear whether we are talking about the results of Ukrainian attacks and drone strikes or whether the Russian army’s retaliation damaged the border checkpoint.”

Details: Journalists further note that the gas metering station Sudzha, located a few hundred metres from the border, is “the only entrance of Russian gas for transit through Ukraine”.

Satellite photographs reveal no signs of damage to the station.

Background: 

• On the morning of 6 August, Alexei Smirnov, the acting governor of Russia’s Kursk Oblast, claimed that Ukrainian forces had mounted an attempt to infiltrate the Sudzha and Korenevo districts of Kursk Oblast. 
• Russian propagandists and milbloggers are claiming that Ukrainian forces secured a foothold in the border area. Russian ruler Vladimir Putin called the situation a “provocation”.
• Ukraine has not yet commented on the events in Kursk Oblast.
• The United States said it wants to contact Kyiv to clarify information about events in the Kursk Oblast.
  

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