Russia evacuates another region amid push from Ukrainian forces

Moscow says it has stabilised the front in Kursk region, warns of tough response’

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Russia on Aug 12 evacuated civilians from parts of a second region next to Ukraine after Ukrainian forces pushed even harder just days after their biggest incursion so far into Russian territories.

Ukraine rammed through the Russian border on Aug 6 and swept across parts of Russia's Kursk region, a surprise attack seen as intended to gain leverage in possible ceasefire talks after the November presidential election in the US.

Apparently caught by surprise, Russia said on Aug 11 it had stabilised the front in Kursk, though Ukraine had carved out a sliver of Russian territory where battles were continuing on Aug 12.

In the neighbouring Belgorod region to the south, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said evacuations had begun from the Krasnaya Yaruga district due to "enemy activity on the border".