Zelenskyy: The Armed Forces continue their offensive in the Kursk region
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- Anna Hakman
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20:45, 14 August, 2024
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, photo: OPPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to advance in the Kursk region, achieving strategic goals.
He told about this in his evening address.
«It is good to see progress in the Kursk region today — we are achieving our strategic goal. The exchange fund for our state has also been significantly replenished,» Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
What is happening in the Kursk region
The Russian side claims that on August 6, the Ukrainian military allegedly tried to break through the border and gain a foothold in the Sudzhanskyi and Korenievskyi districts of the Kursk region.
According to the information of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, approximately 300 Ukrainian soldiers on 11 tanks and 20 armored vehicles allegedly attempted to break through.
According to local media reports, six Russian servicemen 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.
Russian soldiers report that Ukrainian forces have already occupied several settlements in the Kursk region, and the city of Sudzha has actually been evacuated.
At the same time, the UN Secretary General does not have any information about the events in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation: «We do not have representatives in this area.»
On Monday, August 12, Kursk Oblast Governor Oleksii Smirnov reported to Vladimir Putin that 28 settlements in the region «are under the control of the enemy».
It was also reported that the offensive of Ukraine forces Russia to change its strategy, so the Russian army began to withdraw part of its troops from the territory of Ukraine in response to the unexpected invasion of Ukrainian forces into the Kursk region.