Zelenskyy: Ukraine expands control in the Kursk region and strengthens the exchange fund

Ukraine is expanding its control over territories in the Kursk region of Russia.

This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening address.

According to him, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported to him that Ukrainian troops continue to expand the control zone in certain areas near the border of Ukraine.

«Today, as well as every day, there is a replenishment of the exchange fund. Thank you, warriors. This is what will help us bring back many people from Russian captivity. We have to understand now that all the tension that we have transferred to Russia means that they cannot put even more pressure on our Donetsk region,» Zelenskyy said.

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 at 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.