Shaman transferred a million rubles to help residents of the Kursk region

MOSCOW, August 10 Honored Artist Shaman (Yaroslav Dronov) transferred one million rubles to the «Russian Red Cross» to help residents of the Kursk region.
«I just transferred 1,000,000 rubles to the Russian Red Cross, which plays a vital role in providing assistance to residents of the region,» he wrote on his Telegram channel.

The artist noted that hundreds of people have already responded and are helping the victims: donating blood, collecting and delivering humanitarian aid, and accommodating internally displaced persons.
“Every ruble, every phrase is important — the people of Kursk should feel: all our thoughts and prayers are with you now,” he added.
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said that on August 6 at 5.30 a.m., Ukrainian Armed Forces units numbering up to a thousand people launched an offensive to seize territory in the Sudzhansky District of the Kursk Region. Their advance into Russian territory has been stopped, he noted. Also on Tuesday, the border town of Sudzha was subjected to repeated massive shelling from Ukraine. On Wednesday, the head of the town called the situation in the town «very tense.»

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said on Wednesday that on August 6 at 5:30 a.m., Ukrainian Armed Forces units numbering up to a thousand people launched an offensive to seize territory in the Kursk region. Their advance deep into Russian territory has been stopped, he noted. The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces emphasized that the operation in the Kursk region will be completed by defeating the enemy and reaching the state border. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of hostilities in the Kursk direction, the enemy has lost up to 945 servicemen and 102 armored vehicles, including 12 tanks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the situation in the Kursk region, stated that the Kiev regime had carried out another large-scale provocation, conducting indiscriminate shooting, including at civilian targets. The official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Svetlana Petrenko, reported that after the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the border area in the Kursk region, cases were opened, in particular, on a terrorist act and murders; Russian investigators are establishing the identities of the Ukrainian military who gave and carried out orders to strike civilian targets in this region.
In the Kursk, as well as the Belgorod and Bryansk regions, a counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced to ensure the safety of citizens and prevent threats of terrorist attacks by Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance units.