Ukraine has made its biggest incursion across the border into Russia since the start of war in the country in 2022. Ukrainian officials say they have seized 1000 square kilometres of Russia's Kursk region as Russia evacuates the area.
Ukraine has made its biggest incursion across the border into Russia since the start of war in the country in 2022. Ukrainian officials say they have seized 1000 square kilometres of Russia's Kursk region as Russia evacuates the area.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy says the operation is about restoring justice and pushing the war back into the aggressor's territory. However, while Ukraine has now seized a tiny part of Russian territory, Russia remains in controls of 20 per cent of Ukraine.First, Russia made claims it had thwarted Ukrainian efforts in the Kursk Region.
Volodymyr Zelenksyy has himself noted that Russia has attacked Ukraine 2000 times from the Kursk region in the last three months. "My best guess is that Ukraine, on the one hand, wanted to push back against Russia, perhaps to increase any leverage that they might have in any upcoming negotiations. And it also seems to have been an attempt to draw Russian military attention away from where they were pushing ahead. So in a way, I guess it was a gamble to try and open a second front to try and draw Russian military away from where they were making advances against Ukraine and sort of trying to win back territory.
Earlier this month, Mr Zelenskyy responded to suggestions that territorial concessions could bring the war to an end by saying any agreement to give up Ukrainian territory would require the backing of a referendum.
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