– Ukraine Forces Reach 10km Into Russia’s Kursk Region As Raid Enters 3rd Day:
The Ukrainian attack on Russian territory in the Kursk region is by far the most serious cross-border assault by Kiev forces of the entire war, and it is now in its third day.
A report by the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says that Ukrainian troops have advanced up to ten kilometers inside Russian territory, while some unconfirmed reports have claimed further reach.
“Ukrainian forces have made confirmed advances up to 10 kilometers into Russia’s Kursk Oblast amid continued mechanized offensive operations on Russian territory,” ISW said in an update. “The current confirmed extent and location of Ukrainian advances in Kursk Oblast indicate that Ukrainian forces have penetrated at least two Russian defensive lines and a stronghold.”
The assault kicked off early Tuesday morning and by Wednesday the Ukrainians claimed the capture of Sudzha, which lies about 8km across the Ukraine border, and has a key gas logistical hub in the same city.
Zelensky’s office kept quiet as the offensive initially unfolded, but presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak has since said on social media, “The root cause of any escal
ation, shelling, military actions, forced evacuations and destruction of normal life forms – including within the Russian Federation’s own territories like Kursk and Belgorod regions – is solely Russia’s unequivocal aggression.”
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