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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine controlled almost 100 settlements in Russia’s Kursk region, spanning more than 1000 square kilometres.
The President of Ukraine mentioned this during a meeting of heads of Ukraine’s foreign diplomatic missions on August 19.
“As of today, our forces control over 1,250 square kilometres of the enemy’s territory and 92 settlements. The strengthening of our positions, the stabilisation of designated areas, and the replenishment of the exchange fund for Ukraine are ongoing,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.
He emphasized that Ukraine’s actions the in the Kursk region can be seen as ‘the largest investment in the process of liberating Ukrainians from Russian captivity’.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also explained that the Kursk operation was kept completely discreet in order to achieve success and avoid possible interventions from those who believed in “red lines”.
“Just a few months ago, many people around the world, if they had heard that we were planning such an operation like the one in the Kursk region, would have said that it was impossible and that it would cross the strictest of all the red lines that Russia has. That is why, actually, no one knew about our preparations. And now our warriors’ real success speaks for itself – our active defensive actions across border as well as Putin’s inability to defend his territory from such defensive actions of ours are very telling,” Ukraine’s President said.
