Battles in Kursk region: the Armed Forces took control of another settlement

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on the taking of another settlement of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation under the control of Ukraine and another replenishment of the exchange fund.

He reported this to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who visited Sumy Oblast.

The chief of staff reported on the operational situation in all areas of active operations, and in particular on the most difficult areas of the front.

«The chief of staff reported on steps to strengthen the defense in the Toretsk and Pokrovske directions. In certain areas of the Kursk region under the control of Ukraine, there is one more settlement, and we have a replenishment of the exchange fund,» stated in the notification.

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the meeting also discussed the issue of coordination of actions between the military, the police and the State Emergency Service in the border areas, in particular for the organization of humanitarian convoys to certain areas of the Kursk region.

The head of the Sumy RMA reported that after the start of the Kursk operation in the region, there has been a decrease in shelling from barrel weapons and a decrease in civilian casualties.

Operation in the Kursk region

The Russian side claims that on August 6, the Ukrainian military tried to break through the border and gain a foothold in the Sudzhanskyi and Korenevskyi districts of the Kursk region.

On August 12, the governor of the region, Oleksii Smirnov, reported to the leader of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, that 28 settlements in the Kursk region «are under the control of the enemy.»

On the evening of August 12, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the operation in the Kursk region. According to him, this was necessary to ensure the security of the border areas from the Russian military.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heorhii Tyhyi, said that Ukraine is not interested in taking the territories of the Kursk region of Russia. Currently, Ukraine is protecting its citizens, who are being fired upon by the Russian military from the territory of this region.

We will remind that in the Kursk region, on August 14, special forces of the Security Service of Ukraine captured 102 soldiers of the 488th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Armed Forces of Russia and the special unit «Akhmat». It is noted that this is the largest capture of the enemy, which was carried out at one time.

Also, according to local media reports, six Russian soldiers were captured by the Armed Forces, and the Russian Telegram channel «VChK-OGPU» claims that the Chechen special forces «Akhmat» stationed on the border have left their positions, and 15 soldiers were injured.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that as of August 14, the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed the enemy in the city of Sudzha, Kursk Region of the Russian Federation. More than 100 Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner, the defense operation continues.

On August 15, representatives of Ukraine and the Russian Federation begin negotiations on the exchange of prisoners of war in the Kursk region.

As of August 20, the Armed Forces of Ukraine maintain control over more than 1,260 square kilometers of territory and 93 settlements in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.

On August 22, the Minister of Defense Rustem Umierov announced the purpose of the operation, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting in the Kursk region. The goal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during operations on the territory of Russia in the border areas is, in particular, to reduce the enemy's ability to attack populated areas of Ukraine.