To confront a possible attack, build two defense lines in the Russian region of Kursk, bordering Ukraine

Two defense lines have been established in the Russian region of Kursk, bordering Ukraine, to counter a possible attack by Ukrainian forces, the region's governor, Roman Starovit, announced Sunday.

“This week, the construction of two fortified defense lines in the Kursk region has been completed,” Starovit wrote on Telegram, noting that a third defense line would be built by November 5.

"We are ready to face any attack on our lands," he stressed.

For his part, the governor of the Russian Belgorod region bordering Ukraine announced, on Saturday, the start of building a defense line in his region.

"In the Belgorod region, we have begun to erect defensive fortifications," Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said via Telegram, posting pictures of several pyramid-shaped concrete blocks placed on the outskirts of a village.

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