MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov chaired a meeting of the Coordination Council on security issues of the border territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk regions.
The Russian Defence Minister pointed out that at the moment a direct 24/7 cooperation between regional administrations, commanders of groups of forces, and responsible heads of the Russian Defence Ministry's central office is established in three regions of the Russian Federation.
'For each task of the Coordination Council, the ministry has identified an official who is responsible for its fulfilment within a daily deadline. If the problem cannot be solved at the corresponding level, the information is delivered to me personally and I make a decision,' said the Russian Defence Minister.
Andrei Belousov appointed each member of the Russian Defence Ministry's Coordination Council to respective areas of responsibility:
• Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant General Andrei Bulyga is responsible for logistic support, transportation, and assistance to civilian authorities during evacuation of citizens;
• Deputy Defence Minister Aleksei Krivoruchko is responsible for materiel (weaponry, special and military hardware);
• Deputy Defence Minister Pavel Fradkov is responsible for engineering constructive works and building;
• Deputy Defence Minister Head of Central Office of the Russian Defence Ministry Oleg Savelyev is responsible for interdepartmental cooperation and coordination;
• Head of the Main Military Medical Department of the Russian Defence Ministry Dmitry Trishkin is responsible for medical support;
• A representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the commanders of the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk groups of forces are responsible for the protection of citizens and territories from attacks by drones and other means of attack.
•Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov is appointed as the deputy head of Coordination Council.
'I would like to emphasise once again that these officials should be in direct communication with the regions around the clock. No issue should be left unaddressed,' said the Russian Defence Minister.
Andrei Belousov said that a special task force has been deployed at the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation to collect, analyse, route questions from the regions and control their resolution.
Deputy Head of the National Centre for State Defence of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Yury Korsachev reported during the session that the task force has established cooperation with responsible officials in the groups of forces, operational headquarters under the governors of the border regions and central military administration bodies. Work has also been organised with the All-Russia People's Front public association, public non-profit organisations and foundations, including the Noviy Mir (New World) Fund.
'In total, since the work began, the task force has received 25 problematic issues related to the provision of the State Border Covering Force with the most demanded materiel,’ reported Yuri Korsachev.
The Deputy Head of the National Centre for State Defence Control said that as of today, 11 of the 12 issues received from the Kursk region operational headquarters have been fully resolved.
‘The State Border Covering Force has been supplied with the requested number of quadcopters, anti-drone guns and drone detectors, wearable (portable, individual) electronic warfare equipment, small-sized energy units, ATVs, and heat-insulating capes,’ he said.
The task force received 6 issues of concern from the operational headquarters of Belgorod region regarding the supply of quadrocopters, gasoline generators, ATVs, night vision devices and sights, and thermal imaging cameras to the State Border Covering Force.
All decisions have been taken by the responsible officials of the Russian Defence Ministry.
'We are currently coordinating the loading and movement of transport with materiel to the final recipients. The deadline is by the end of tomorrow,’ said Yuri Korsachev.
The Bryansk region operational headquarters referred 7 problematic issues. The heads of the military command authorities have issued the necessary instructions for the supply of materiel to the State Border Covering Force. The task force is monitoring the receipt of radios, radio jamming and drone countermeasures systems, engineering and medical equipment from logistics centres and defence industry enterprises, with a delivery date of tomorrow.
'All incoming problematic issues are promptly brought to the responsible central military authorities, their implementation is on round-the-clock support and coordination,' said Yuri Korsachev.
During the meeting, members of the Coordination Council had in-depth discussions on the situation in each region.
Russian Defence Ministry.
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Recall that on the morning of August 6, Pro-NATO Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to cross the border and enter the territory of the Kursk Region. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported Ukrainian troops attacked the positions of Russian troops near the settlements of Oleshnya and Nikolayevo-Daryino. Only in the period from August 19 to 20, the losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to 350 servicemen and 25 armored vehicles. In total, during the fighting, the enemy lost more than 4,130 servicemen, 58 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, 50 armored personnel carriers, 299 armored combat vehicles, 131 cars, 27 artillery pieces, five anti-aircraft missile systems, seven multiple launch rocket system launchers, including three HIMARS MLRS and one MLRS, six electronic warfare stations, four units of engineering equipment, including two engineering vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing unit.
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