More than 100,000 civilians have been forced to flee the Kursk region of Russia, after the Ukranian army took control of 28 villages since launching their attack almost a week ago.
Vladimir Putin has vowed to "kick the enemy out" of Russian territory, after officials in Kursk informed him Ukrainian troops had managed to advance 12 kilometres into the territory across a 40 kilometre stretch of the border.
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