Ukrainian forces complete searching and eliminating Russians in Sudzha, army chief says
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi (Getty Images)
The Ukrainian forces have completed the search and destruction of the enemy in Sudzha, Kursk region of Russia. Since the beginning of the day, the Ukrainian military has advanced in the Russian border areas, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.
"The units of the Defense Forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Kursk region. Since the beginning of the day, the troops have advanced in some areas by 1-2 kilometers," the statement reads.
The search and destruction of the enemy in the village of Sudzha was completed, Syrskyi adds.
Ukrainian troops captured more than 100 Russian servicemen.
“I am grateful to everyone involved. This will speed up the return home of our guys and girls,” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a talk with Syrskyi.
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What is happening in Kursk region
Last week, Russians reported about a border breakthrough in the Kursk region. Fighting continues in the areas bordering Ukraine.
The Russian regime introduced a counterterrorist operation in the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions. All along, the Kremlin tried to downplay the scale of the operation in the Kursk region.
The Ukrainian command did not comment on the events in the Kursk region for several days, but videos of Ukrainian soldiers in Russian settlements were posted online.
Yesterday, the head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that the Ukrainian military had taken control of 40 square kilometers and controlled 74 settlements in the Kursk region.
Read more about the ongoing operation in the Kursk region in the report.
