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The Russian Foreign Ministry on Aug. 16 summoned Italy’s ambassador, Cecilia Piccioni, in response to a team of journalists from the Italian news outlet RAI reporting from Ukrainian positions in Kursk Oblast, the ministry announced. Russia claimed that the journalists crossed the border into Kursk Oblast illegally. Ukrainian forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia on Aug. 6. Ten days into the surprise offensive, Kyiv holds over 80 settlements in Kursk Oblast and continues to advance, according to the military. RAI on Aug. 14 broadcast the first foreign media report from the Ukrain…

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