Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that the large-scale entry of Ukrainian forces into Russia's Kursk region is part of a systematic effort to end the 30-month war on Ukraine's terms, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
At an international forum of veterans in Kyiv, Zelensky noted that the entry on August 6, as well as the Ukrainian defense in eastern Ukraine, where Russia has concentrated its offensive actions, are part of the path "to end the war on the terms of an independent Ukraine". ;.
"Our defensive operations in Donetsk region, Kharkiv region, in southern Ukraine, our deliverance from the Russian Black Sea Fleet, our operation in Kursk region - these are daily strikes on Russian military facilities. All of this is our systematic way of protecting Ukraine, a way to end this war on the terms of an independent Ukraine. I am sure that we will win this way, no matter how difficult it is," Zelensky said, quoted by Ukrinform.
The Russian air defense forces shot down today 2 Ukrainian missiles, 2 drones and 3 guided air bombs in the border areas above the Kursk region, reported in "Telegram" the governor of the region Alexei Smirnov, quoted by TASS.