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![A screen grab from a video released by Russian Ministry of Defense shows Russian forces launching a missile attack, targeting the military equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces at the border area near Kursk Oblast, Russia. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/media/hurbplvk/a-screen-grab-from-a-video-released-by-russian-ministry-of-defense-shows-russian-forces-launching-a-missile-attack-targeting-the-military-equipment-of-ukrainian-armed-forces-at-the-border-area-near-kursk-oblast-russia.jpg?rmode=crop&rnd=133681402006800000&height=395&quality=95&scale=both)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces have now gained control of 74 settlements in Russia's Kursk region.
The governor of Russia’s border area of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, has declared a region-wide state of emergency - and is appealing to President Putin to declare a federal emergency.
New Voice of Ukraine editor Euan MacDonald says it's unlikely Russia expected this latest border attack.
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