The White House was contacting Ukraine to learn the objectives of a major incursion across the border into Russia, supporting Ukraine's common sense actions against Russian attacks.
Matthew Miller of the US state department dismissed Russia's condemnations, citing Russia's violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian's defense and security editor, suggested the operation is an attack by Ukraine's military, not by Ukrainian-based Russian opposition groups.
Evacuations of civilians were underway in Kursk and Sumy oblast on the Ukrainian side of the border, amidst reports of Ukrainian incursions and military activities.
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