Zelensky says his troops continue to expand territory under control in Kursk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the Ukrainian troops have taken further areas in Russias Kursk regionThe CommanderinChief Oleksandr Syrskyi also reported on our operation in the Kursk region We continue to expand the territory under our control in the designated areas near the border of Ukraine Zelensky said in his daily video address on Wednesday eveningUkrainian armed forces invaded Russias Kursk region on August 6 Xinhua news agency reportedWe must also understand now that all the pressure we have transferred to Russia means that they cannot put any more pressure on our Donetsk region Zelensky said in his addressHowever the Ukrainian President also noted that the situation in Pokrovsk and other directions in the Donetsk region is extremely difficultThe key Russian efforts and their largest forces are concentrated there and the resilience of each of our units our ability to destroy the occupier are now very important he saidZelensky claimed on Wednesday that his countrys troops continued to expand their control in Russias border region of Kursk where Kyiv launched an operation more than three weeks agoWe continue to expand our control over designated areas near Ukraines border Today as every day our exchange fund has also been replenished he said in an evening video addressZelensky thanked Ukrainian troops for their valour in the border region saying he had heard a report on the situation regarding Ukraines operation in the Kursk region from CommanderinChief Oleksandr Syrskyi earlier in the day during a meetingThis is something that will help bring home many of our people from Russian captivity We must also understand now that all the pressure we have transferred to Russia means that they cannot put any more pressure on our Donetsk region he saidHe added that Ukraine is working with its partners to provide military supplies to the front linesWe continue to insist that their determination now lifting the restrictions on longrange strikes for Ukraine now will help us to end the war as soon as possible in a fair way for Ukraine and the world as a whole he saidRussian authorities have not yet commented on Zelenskys claims and independent verification is difficult due to the ongoing warKyivs operation in the Kursk began on the night of August 56 when Ukrainian forces entered the region near the town of Sudzha about 10 km 62 miles from the borderPutin accused Kyiv of carrying out a largescale provocation and indiscriminate shooting defining the incursion as a terrorist attackDays later Zelensky admitted it was an operation by Ukraines troops specifying that the goal is to create a buffer zone against crossborder attacks by RussiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever