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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is continuing to bring the war to Russia and replenish its prisoner-of-war exchange pool in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
Source: President Zelenskyy’s video address on 31 August
Quote from Zelenskyy: “I spoke to the Commander-in-Chief [of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi] today. The largest number of [Russian] assaults occurred on the Pokrovsk front. The situation on the Kramatorsk, Toretsk and Kupiansk fronts is also challenging. Almost 200 battles take place every day across all fronts.
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[With Syrskyi], we also discussed the details of our offensive operations and actions in [Russia’s] Kursk Oblast. We are continuing to replenish Ukraine’s prisoner-of-war exchange pool and to bring the war to Russia.”
Background:
- Ukraine launched the Kursk offensive on 6 August, with Ukrainian forces crossing the Russian-Ukrainian border near the city of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
- On 10 August, the fifth day of Ukrainian forces’ advance into Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine was undertaking operations to bring the war to Russia.
- As of 20 August, Ukrainian forces controlled more than 1,260 sq km of territory and 93 settlements in Kursk Oblast, Russia.
- On 30 August, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported at a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief that Ukrainian troops had advanced up to two kilometres in some areas of Russia’s Kursk Oblast over the previous day and took control of 5 square kilometres of Russian territory.
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