Ukraine blindsided Moscow by pouring thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk
Ukrainian servicemen ride military vehicles from a crossing point at the border with Russia, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy region, UkraineUkraine said on Tuesday its biggest cross-border assault of the war to date had taken control of 74 settlements in Russia’s region of Kursk and was still advancing, making gains of one to three kilometres in the last 24 hours.
“Despite difficult and intense battles, our forces continue to advance in the Kursk region, and our state’s ‘exchange fund’ is growing. Seventy-four settlements are under Ukrainian control,” Zelenskiy said.Kyiv has deliberately given scant details of its operation, in stark contrast with last year’s counteroffensive that was flagged for months in advance and which foundered on well-prepared Russian defensive lines.
“Unlike Russia, Ukraine does not need other people’s property. Ukraine is not interested in taking the territory of the Kursk region, but we want to protect the lives of our people,” foreign ministry’s spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said. Ukrainian military spokesman Dmytro Lykhoviy told Reuters they had noted a movement of Russian troops from Ukraine’s south to other areas, likely including Kursk, this week.
“Russians should have enough reserves, so that they should not be forced to weaken the “Centre” group of forces which is currently pressuring the Ukrainian lines near Toretsk and Pokrovsk,” he said.
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