Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday and have taken dozens of settlements in the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
KYIV - Ukraine said Tuesday that its troops had advanced further into Russia's Kursk region and now control 74 settlements after launching a surprise cross-border incursion a week ago.
Syrsky said earlier Monday that his troops controlled about 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory. Ukraine said it would not hold on to Russian territory it had captured and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed a"just peace". Since launching its invasion in February 2022, Russia has captured territory in southern and eastern Ukraine and subjected Ukrainian cities to missile and drone barrages.Ukraine has found itself outmanned and outgunned and has struggled after some early successes in pushing Russian forces back during 2022.
"They didn't protect the border," a Ukrainian serviceman who took part in the offensive and identified himself as Ruzhyk told AFP in Sumy region.
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