INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
regions overnight.All four Tochka tactical missiles and 37 drones were downed in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces have gained
control of hundreds of square kilometers of territory since launching a surprise cross-border incursion last week Tuesday.Acting Kursk
region Governor Alexei Smirnov issued three air raid alerts overnight, reporting that four Ukrainian missiles had been shot down, though he
did not say whether there was any damage on the ground.Another 37 drones were intercepted in the Voronezh region, southeast of Kursk, and 17
in the Belgorod region, which also lies on the border with Ukraine
Authorities in both regions reported damage to homes, vehicles and infrastructure.In the border town of Shebekino, a truck driver was
hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a drone
The Belgorod region, where Shebekino is located, declared a regionwide state of emergency earlier on Wednesday.Russia also claimed to have
shot down 11 drones over the Kulebaksky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region, approximately 650 kilometers (403 miles) from the Ukrainian
The district includes the Savasleyka air base, home to MiG-31K fighter jets equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles previously used in
attacks on Ukrainian cities.Local social media reported at least 10 explosions near the air base.The independent Telegram news channel Astra
shared videos of pre-dawn explosions at what was said to be the Savasleyka air base and the Borisoglebsk aviation center in the Voronezh
reported downing nine drones over the Volgograd region, three over the Bryansk region, two over the Oryol region and one over the Rostov
