Kyiv says it has also launched a major drone attack on four Russian airbases and shot down an enemy jet
A worker installs anti-tank fortifications near the border in Sumy, Ukraine. Russian forces are reportedly being diverted to counter Kyiv’s incursion.A worker installs anti-tank fortifications near the border in Sumy, Ukraine. Russian forces are reportedly being diverted to counter Kyiv’s incursion.
“Now we have done the exact same thing – we have proven once again that we, Ukrainians, are capable of achieving our goals in any situation – capable of defending our interests and our independence,” he said.Ukraine’s state television on Wednesday aired footage of its troops pulling down a Russian flag from an official building in the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region.
On his Telegram channel, he said efforts were being made to evacuate minors, with about 5,000 children being relocated to camps in safe areas.Ukrainian officials have said Kyiv has no plans to occupy Russian territory and that the objective is to prevent Russian missile fire into Ukraine. The surprise offensive began on 6 August and has rattled the Kremlin amid estimates it could involve as many as 10,000 Ukrainian troops backed by armour and artillery. Despite Kyiv’s stated aims, the operation also appears to be designed to weaken Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine by drawing Moscow’s forces away and disrupting supply lines, removing the pressure on several locations where Russia had been making some progress.
According to Russian military bloggers, several irregular units that had been deployed to fight in Donetsk were being sent to Kursk, including the so-called Russian Volunteer Corps and a drone unit associated with a Russian biker gang. A woman in Belgorod told the Associated Press on Tuesday that the Ukrainian shelling had been intense for about 10 days until Monday, when there was a lull. The number of people in the region who openly supported the war had decreased after the Ukrainian attacks, the woman told AP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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