Kyiv launched a surprise offensive into Russia's western Kursk region last Tuesday in the most significant cross-border attack on Russian soil since World War II.
President Vladimir Putin ordered his army on Monday to 'dislodge' Ukrainian troops who have entered Russia n territory as authorities said more than 120,000 people had been evacuated away from the fighting.Kyiv launched a surprise offensive into Russia 's western Kursk region last Tuesday, capturing more than two dozen settlements in the most significant cross-border attack on Russia n soil since World War II.
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged for the first time that his country's military forces were fighting in the operation.In his night video address, Zelenskyy said he discussed the ongoing incursion 'to push the war onto the aggressor's territory' with top Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi.'Ukraine is proving that it can indeed restore justice and ensure the necessary pressure on the aggressor,' he said.
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