Zelensky travels to Kursk border as Russian incursion progresses: “Another city under Ukrainian control”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Kiev forces had traveled to the country's northeastern border region where they launched a major cross-border offensive in Russia's Kursk region and captured a Russian village.

The leader of Ukraine said that He met with his superior commander Oleksandr ChirskyUkraine surprised Russia by crossing the border with thousands of troops.

Zelensky posted a video in which he can be seen shaking Cirsky's hand and hugging him. Surgery in the Kursk region has given a Important morale booster to the Ukrainian army after months of slow but steady Russian advances in the east.

In a statement accompanying the video, Zelensky wrote that shelling and civilian casualties in the Sumy region have decreased since the Kursk operation.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that Russian troops had carried out the operation only on Tuesday 66 rounds in this section. Pokrovsk is a key point for supplying supplies to the front, so its loss would be a symbolic and logistical blow to Kyiv.

“We understand the enemy's steps and we are getting stronger,” Zelensky said in an afternoon address to the nation, in which he informed citizens of the chief of the general staff's latest statements. Oleksandr Chirsky. “It is very important that our partners fulfill their obligations (…). It is fundamental to our security,” he said, referring to international allies.

The president also highlighted progress in the Kursk region, which included strengthening control over captured areas. “Continuously Replenish Transfer Fund”, A lecture for prisoners that Zelensky wants to use in future deals with Russia.

Apart from donations of military equipment, Zelensky hopes there will be progress on the commitment signed by the G7 to provide loans to Ukraine. 50 billion dollars It comes from Russian assets blocked after sanctions were imposed.

According to the Ukrainian president, “there are many political statements” by foreign partners, but kyiv is needed “A real mechanism” to implement the promises. “We need the occupier's assets to get real defense assistance,” he warned, adding that “the discussions have been going on for a long time.”

(With information from Reuters, EP and EFE)