Zelensky says Kyiv is holding onto Kursk positions as Russia launches drone barrage

Published October 13, 2024

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Russian forces are trying to oust Ukrainian troops from their positions in Russia’s Kursk region but Kyiv’s forces are holding strong, Volodymyr Zelensky said.

“Russia tried to push back our positions, but we are holding the designated lines,” Mr Zelensky said in his nightly video address.

Overnight, Russia launched 68 drones and four missiles targeting Ukrainian territory, Ukraine‘s air force said on Sunday.

Earlier, Ukrainian forces hit a fuel depot supplying Russia’s army, with a fire detected at the facility which stores oil and oil products, Kyiv said.

Mr Zelensky carried out a whirlwind tour of European capitals this week in a bid to continue mustering support for Ukraine and to discuss his proposed “victory plan”.

In a visit to the Vatican, he asked Pope Francis for help in securing the release of Ukrainians held captive by Russia and voiced hope that the war would end next year in a trip to Berlin.

 

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SOURCE: www.independent.co.uk

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Published October 13, 2024
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russian forces had tried to oust Ukrainian troops from positions in Russia’s Kursk border region, but that Kyiv’s forces were holding their lines.
“Regarding the Kursk operation, Russia tried to push back our positions, but we are holding the designated lines,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.
Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday that its forces had recaptured two villages in the border Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops launched a mass incursion in August.
Zelenskiy has acknowledged that the Ukrainian advance into Kursk was intended to draw Russian troops away from frontline positions in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces have been making steady gains in recent months.
In his address, Zelenskiy said that in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, partly held by Russian forces, “there are very difficult conditions, with harsh enemy actions. But the resilience of our units is crucial. Everything depends on our resilience.”
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SOURCE: www.reuters.com

 

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