Russia is scrambling to regain some of its own territory seized by Kyiv after a surprise invasion.
, though it’s not clear how many Russia n troops were involved. Ukraine has also sent tanks and armored vehicles to support its own troops who stormed across the border last week into Russia ’s Kursk region.
“We are advancing in the Kursk region, one to two kilometers in various areas since the beginning of the day,” Ukrainian PresidentWednesday. “We have captured more than 100 Russian servicemen during this period. I am grateful to everyone involved; this will accelerate the return of our guys and girls home.”
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhi told reporters Tuesday the point of the incursion is not to occupy Russian land. “The purpose of the operation is to save the lives of our people and protect the territory of Ukraine from Russian attacks,” he said, adding that the sooner Moscow agrees to “restore a just peace,” the sooner the Ukrainian raids will end.
“The situation in our Belgorod region remains extremely difficult and tense due to shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Houses are destroyed, civilians died and were injured,” Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Belgorod regional governor, said on Telegram.
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