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Breaking news! "Ukrainian troops have controlled about 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory"

2024-08-13

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According to the latest news from @CCTV International News: Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media that he held a meeting of the Supreme Command on August 12. At the meeting, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Sersky reported on the front-line defense operations and the operations in Russia's Kursk Oblast. According to Sersky, the Ukrainian army has controlled about 1,000 square kilometers of land in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Russia has not yet responded to this statement from the Ukrainian side.

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Zelensky instructed the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to develop a clear strategic approach on the return of prisoners of war, and asked the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit a list "so that permission can be obtained from partners to use long-range weapons to defend the territory."

Russia says it repelled seven Ukrainian offensives in Kursk in the past day

What is the latest situation in Kursk? How does Russia view and respond to Ukraine's war spreading to Russia?

CGTN reporter Hao Wei: The 12th was the 7th day since the Ukrainian army crossed the border and attacked the Russian border state of Kursk. According to information disclosed by Russian media, the Ukrainian army's offensive has not been stopped.