The sudden Ukrainian attack in the Kursk region, within Russian territory, has sparked genuine anger in Moscow, as evidenced by the statements of former Russian President and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev asserted that "Russian tanks are capable of reaching the courtyard of the Reichstag building in Berlin," in response to the presence of German armored vehicles among the Ukrainian units in Kursk. He described an article in the German newspaper "Bild," which discussed the return of German tanks to Russian territory after 80 years, as "revenge-driven." Moscow stated, "Ukraine launched an armored assault on the Kursk region in southern Russia, but the army repelled the attack," and the governor of the region described the situation at the border as "under control."