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Russia is moving reinforcements into its western Kursk region, state media reports, as Ukraine's cross-border surprise attack continues for a fourth day
Reports suggest that Ukrainian troops are operating more than 10km inside Russian territory - the deepest cross-border advance by Kyiv since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022
Russia has declared a state of emergency in the region
Meanwhile, Ukrainian police say 11 people have been killed and 37 injured in a strike on a supermarket in the front-line Donetsk region
Late on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow must "feel" the consequences for its invasion of Ukraine - but didn't directly mention the situation in Kursk
Ukraine pushes on with Russia incursion - a quick recap
published at 14:20
14:20
If you're just joining us, here are the main developments from the past few hours as Ukraine continues for the fourth day its cross-border offensive in Russia's Kursk region:
Moscow says it is moving reinforcements - including heavy armoury and missile launchers - to the western Kursk region, state media reports
Russia's defence ministry says its troops are "continuing to repel" Ukraine's incursion - a claim not verified independently
Ukrainian troops are said to be operating more than 10km (six miles) inside Russian territory - the deepest cross-border advance by Kyiv since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in 2022
Ukraine has not openly admitted the incursion, but President Volodymyr Zelensky says Moscow must "feel" the consequences for its invasion
Ukrainian police say at least 11 people have been killed and 37 injured in a strike on a supermarket in the front-line Donetsk region
Ukraine's military says it carried out an overnight strike on a military airfield deep in Russia, destroying gliding bombs stored at warehouses
Stay with us, as we'll be bringing all the latest news and analysis.
Supermarket strike death toll rises to 11 - Ukraine police
Breaking news
The death toll from a Russian artillery strike on a supermarket in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka has now risen to 11, Ukrainian police say.
They say another 37 people were injured, and there may still be a number of those trapped under the rubble.
Watch: Steve Rosenberg on Russian media reaction
Ukraine's cross-border surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region has entered its fourth day.
Watch below as the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, describes how in Moscow there has been a "sort of begrudging recognition" that the Ukrainian incursion has been "pretty successful so far":
In pictures: Homes and buildings damaged in Sudzha
As we reported earlier, the Ukrainian cross-border incursion into the western Kursk region in Russia is now in its fourth day.
Here we can see the aftermath of the incursion in the town of Sudzha, with images taken yesterday showing houses on fire and severely damaged buildings:
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