Ukrainian servicemen operate a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia on Monday. Photo: VCG

A Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating a T-72 tank in the Sumy region, near the Russian border on Monday. Photo: VCG

Ukrainian servicemen operate an armored vehicle in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia. Photo: VCG

A residential building in Kursk, Russia, burns after being hit by a missile. Photo: VCG

A car sits damaged after Ukrainian armed forces attacked the area on Sunday. Photo: VCG

People stand outside a residential building damaged in an attack by Ukrainian forces on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Medical personnel tend to wounded residents and soldiers in the Kursk region. Photo: VCG

A woman evacuated after Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed in Russia’s Kursk region chooses clothes at a temporary residence center in Kursk on Monday. Photo: VCG