Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 08-08-2024

Russia has given only scarce updates as it seeks to strike a balance between denouncing the escalation and avoiding panic.

In 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin on allegations of war crimes over the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia following Moscow’s invasion in 2022.

Ukrainian troops, tanks and armoured vehicles stormed into Russia's Kursk region on Tuesday, forcing Moscow to rush in reserves and deploy drones, aviation and artillery to counter the attack.

Thousands of civilians on both sides of the border have been evacuated after Ukraine launched the cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region, now in its second day.

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