Ukraine May Have Gained Control of Gas Metering Station 8 Kilometers Deep Inside Russia, WP Reports

The Washington Post reported, citing an adviser to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who spoke on the condition of anonymity, that Ukraine now controls the gas measuring station of Gazprom, 8 kilometers (5 miles) deep inside Russia, which ensures the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine.

“Ukraine now controls a gas metering station about five miles [8 kilometers] inside Russia, the adviser said,” WP stated.

According to reported information from Russian Telegram channels, Ukraine is now controlling 430 square meters km in the Kursk region. This is bigger than the Ukrainian Kharkiv city. Almost 20 settlements are reported to be fully or partially under the control of Ukraine.

On the morning of August 6, the governor of Russia's Kursk region reported an attempt by Ukrainian Forces to break through the Kursk border.