So far, 60 centers, including 26 in Kursk Oblast, are accommodating 4,400 people, according to the head of Russia’s Emergency Ministry Artem Sharov. The Ukrainian military launched the incursion across the border on Aug. 6. Kyiv has so far maintained a policy of silence on the incursion, despite the ongoing fighting and Ukraine advancing deeper into Russian territory. Anti-Kremlin Russian armed groups fighting for Ukraine and Ukrainian military intelligence have previously raided Kursk and Belgorod oblasts, although without holding territory for long. This is the first time regular Ukrainian forces have entered Russia. Without directly mentioning the incursion into Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug. 8 that "Russia brought war to our land, and it should feel what it has done.