Ukrainian servicemen sit inside their APC after returning from Russian Kursk region, near Russian-Ukrainian border, Sumy region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A plate with sign "Kursk 108 km" is seen on the Russian-Ukrainian border in Sumy region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

In this photo released by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry press service, people evacuated from a fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Kursk region arrive to a temporary residence center in Moscow region, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP)