Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has said the military took control of 74 settlements in Russia's Kursk region, as Putin vowed to hit back with a "worthy response".
Ukraine 's President Zelenskyy has said the military took control of 74 settlements in Russia 's Kursk region, as Putin vowed to hit back with a"worthy response".
"Despite difficult and intense battles, our forces continue to advance in the Kursk region, and our state's 'exchange fund' is growing. Seventy-four settlements are under Ukrainian control," Zelenskyy said. "Ukraine is not interested in taking the territory of the Kursk region, but we want to protect the lives of our people," foreign ministry's spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said.
Ukraine has noted Russian troops moving from the south to other areas, likely including Kursk, this week, military spokesman Dmytro Lykhoviy told Reuters. On a trip to Kyiv on Tuesday, Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said Russia was moving troops from its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad to reinforce Kursk.
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