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Vladimir Putin’s close ally has urged the Kremlin to “mercilessly” punish Ukraine for its military incursion into Russia.

Kyiv’s army stunned Putin’s generals after it launched a daring attack on Tuesday across the border into the Kursk region.

Around 1,000 Ukrainian troops, as well as 11 tanks and more than 20 armoured combat vehicles, entered Russia near the town of Sudzha, according to Kremlin officials.

Heavy fighting was reported to be ongoing on Wednesday in Sudzha and nearby Korenevo, despite claims by Russia‘s military that it had the situation under control.

Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia‘s Security Council, called on Putin to retaliate by conquering the whole of Ukraine in a Telegram post.

He wrote: “It is necessary to learn a lesson from the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the border of the Kursk region and mercilessly defeat the enemy.

“From this moment, the North Military District must acquire an openly extraterritorial character.

“This is no longer just an operation to return our official territories and punish the Nazis.

“It is possible and necessary to go to the lands of the still existing Ukraine. To Odessa, to Kharkov, to Dnepropetrovsk, to Nikolaev. To Kyiv and further.”

Russia‘s military boss claimed Ukraine‘s advance had been stopped and that Russian forces were “continuing to destroy the adversary in areas directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border”.

Valery Gerasimov added that Russia had already killed 100 men and injured another 215.

However, a number of Russian pro-war bloggers claimed the situation on the ground remained fluid.

Blogger Yuri Kotenok described the battles taking place in Sudzha and nearby Korenevo as “heavy”, while the Rybar Telegram channel warned that Ukraine was preparing more attacks.

Rybar said: “Despite the active transfer of reinforcements, the rapid build-up of the cover group and the attraction of reserves, the main problem has not yet been resolved.

“The number of Ukrainian formations, reserves of military equipment in the direction and the military potential of the enemy have not been exhausted.

“The second echelon is preparing to enter the battle: there is a high concentration of forces in other directions of the Kursk region.”