Kateryna Schwartz21:16, 08/15/24

The exact number of Russian soldiers who defected was not named.

Russia is moving troops from positions in the occupied territory of Ukraine in the direction of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. The corresponding statement was made by the White House adviser on communications in the field of national security, John Kirby, during a conversation with journalists on August 15, ” Voice of America ” ​​reports.

“We see that some Russian units have been redeployed to the Kursk area. But these are just the first reports of what we’re seeing. I can’t say for sure how many there are, or how many more there might be, or what their intentions will be, but we began to observe how some Russian units were redirected to the Kursk region,” he said.

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