The security situation in Sumy Oblast became more tense with the start of Ukraine's cross-border incursion into neighboring Kursk Oblast in Russia, which began on Aug. 6.Sumy Oblast borders Russia's Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts. Civilians in Sumy Oblast within 20 kilometers (12 miles) of the border with Kursk Oblast are now subject to restrictions on movement due to increasing Russian attacks, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.On Aug. 20, amid ongoing attacks on the region, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko told reporters that authorities are planning to evacuate a total of 45,000 residents from Sumy Oblast.Reuters team hit in Russian strike on Kramatorsk hotel, 2 injured, 1 missingTwo journalists have been injured and another is trapped under rubble, Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin, said in a post on Telegram.The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk

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