American senators supported Ukraine, calling the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region «brilliant» and «historic»

US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal at a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyiv, August 12, 2024 / Office of the President of Ukraine

During an official visit to Kyiv, a bipartisan delegation from the United States expressed support for the actions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region. Senator Richard Blumenthal noted the historic breakthrough, and Lindsey Graham called for support for Ukrainian forces.

This is reported by «Radio Liberty».

“Today is a day of hope, more hope than I have seen in all my trips here. The breakthrough in the direction of Kursk is historic. This is a seismic breakthrough. This is good, big news that promises even more potential breakthroughs. But the main news is that Ukraine is in Russia. It is moving the struggle to the territory of Russia,» noted Democratic Party Senator Richard Blumenthal.

He is convinced that such actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will force Russia to transfer troops from other areas of the front to Kursk region.

In turn, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham also praised the Ukrainian forces for the operation in the Kursk region.

«What do I think about Kursk? Bold, brilliant, beautiful. Keep it up! Putin started it, beat his ass,» he said.

It is reported that both senators called on Joe Biden's administration to lift restrictions on the use of American weapons provided to Ukraine.

«Let these people fight. Give them the weapons they need to win a war they can't afford to lose. As for F-16, all this is very long, they are already in Ukraine, so give the opportunity to use them. Let's train Ukrainian pilots,» said Lindsey Graham.

We will remind you that the day before, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time confirmed the conduct of an offensive operation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia.

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».