Zelenskyy: The Armed Forces took control of two more settlements in the Kursk region

Defense forces of Ukraine advanced in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation and took control of two more settlements, as well as replenished the exchange fund.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this in a video message.

Active actions are also ongoing in relation to one more settlement.

«I just spoke with Chief Syrskyi. There is our advance in the Kursk region — from one to three kilometers. Two more settlements were taken under control. Active actions are ongoing regarding one more settlement. The exchange fund is replenished,» the president noted.

It will be recalled that President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that the offensive of Ukrainian troops on the Kursk region of Russia was a «preemptive strike" to avoid the encirclement of Ukrainian units and the occupation of the city of Sumy.

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 Ukrainian 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 were taken prisoner, the defense operation continues.