Ukraine has released footage of Russian prisoners of war it claims to have captured during its cross-border raid into the region Kursk. The footage shows the troops bound and blindfolded saying they are from the Chechen city of Grozny.
The UK Government has rebuffed calls by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to use British missiles as part of its offensive into Russia .
However, a UK government source has confirmed it has not changed its policy and is still denying the Ukrainian's permission to use the weapons as part of the offensive. During a UK visit last month, Zelensky lobbied PM Sir Keir Starmer to lift restrictions on how the weapon, which has a range of about 250 kilometres, can be used.
But the position on how to use the Storm Shadow missiles is not just the UK Government's to decide, as since the missile is manufactured with France they also have a say on conditions. Kyiv has also asked the US for permission to use its Atacms long-range missile during the offensive, but that has also been refused so far.
Military chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi confidently claimed Ukrainian troops are 'fulfilling their tasks' a week after the surprise offensive as he declared: 'The situation is under our control.' Ukrainian service members ride an Armoured Personnel Carrier, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region on August 11
Mr Zelensky did not elaborate. He also suggested that Ukraine would offer humanitarian assistance in the region. 'To all appearances, the enemy, with the help of its Western masters, is doing their will. By the hands of the Ukrainians, the West is at war with us. A Ukrainian soldier raises a Ukrainian flag in Guevo, Kursk Oblast, Russia, in an image released on August 11
Tracking down all the Ukrainian diversionary units roaming the region is difficult, Mr Smirnov said, noting that some are using fake Russian IDs. The Ukrainian operation is taking place under tight secrecy, and its goals - especially whether Kyiv's forces aim to hold territory or are staging hit-and-run raids - remain unclear.
The advance has delivered a blow to Mr Putin's efforts to pretend that life in Russia has largely remained unaffected by the war. Ukrainian servicemen ride a military vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine August 11, 2024 Read More Ukraine launches SECOND cross-border offensive against Russia in latest humiliation for Putin 'No-one likes to see the truth in reports, everybody just wants to hear that all is good.'
But Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani said in an interview published on Monday that the weapons provided by his country 'cannot be used to attack Russia on its territory'.
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