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Ukraine achieves strategic goal in Kursk region - Zelenskyy

Ukraine achieves strategic goal in Kursk region - Zelenskyy Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (Getty Images)
Author: Daryna Vialko

Today, August 14, Ukrainian defenders continued their advance in the Kursk region. They are achieving a strategic goal in the region, stated the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"Good progress is being made today in the Kursk region – we are achieving our strategic objectives," the head of state said.

According to him, Ukraine's exchange fund has been "significantly replenished."

Background

Ukrainian forces continue to achieve success in their operation in the Kursk region, which has been ongoing for over a week.

Today, August 14, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukrainian forces had completed the search and elimination of Russian troops in the town of Sudzha.

Additionally, Ukrainian troops managed to capture over 100 enemy soldiers.

General Syrskyi also noted that in certain areas of the Russian region, Ukrainian defense forces had advanced by one to two kilometers.

Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to spread false claims that they have supposedly managed to halt Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region.

For more details on the situation in the region, refer to the material by RBC-Ukraine.