Russia says Ukraine's incursion into Kursk region killed 56 civilians

Kyiv began the cross-border attack on August 6, more than two years after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine

56 civilians have been killed and 266 wounded during Ukraine's seven-week-old incursion into Russia's western Kursk region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Kyiv began the cross-border attack on August 6, more than two years after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces remain in the Kursk region.

The Russian Foreign Ministry had earlier put the death toll at 31 in the period to September 5. The new toll covered the period up to Sept. 20.