Russia warns that such an attack would contaminate a large surrounding area.

Russia’s Defense Ministry published footage of Sukhoi Su-34 bombers striking Ukrainian troops in Kursk.

Russia launches a “counter-terror operation” in three western border areas facing Ukraine.

Ukraine has admitted that its forces attacked Russia’s Kursk region, blaming Moscow for Kiev’s incursion into the Russian territory.

Russian air defense systems have shot down 17 Ukrainian drones overnight in several western parts of the Russian territory, according to the country's defense ministry.

Russian officials say 14 people, including two children, were killed in Ukrainian forces attack on Belgorod.

Russia's air defense systems bring down four Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and Crimea.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, September 25, 2023

Russia says its forces have thwarted another Ukrainian drone attack on a strategic bridge in Crimea, as Kiev forces’ shelling and missile strikes left at least three people dead.

Ukrainian forces have staged fresh attacks on targets inside the Russian territory even as the UN-backed evacuation of civilians from the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol gets underway.