Russia allegedly did not officially ask for help from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) because of the situation in the Kursk region, UNN reports with reference to Radio Liberty.
"There were no official talks or meetings to discuss the situation in the border regions of Russia," the CSTO Secretariat said in a response to a request from the Kazakh service of Radio Liberty.
"According to the procedure adopted by the CSTO, a member state that needs military assistance must officially apply to the Organization. So far, there has been no such request from Russia in connection with the situation in the Kursk region," the CSTO Secretariat said in a response.
The response of the organization, which is headquartered in Moscow, called the entry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into Kursk region a "new stage of escalation of the military conflict in the CSTO area of responsibility.
"Our analytical service works around the clock. We are closely monitoring the situation and will act strictly in accordance with the Charter of the Organization," the Secretariat said in its response.
The Ukrainian army, according to the Russian side, entered the territory of the Kursk region of Russia on August 6. Since then, fighting has continued in the region. The authorities of Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod regions of Russia have introduced a counterterrorist operation on the territory of the regions.