Zelensky confirms Ukraine’s “operation” in Kursk region

KIEV, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday confirmed that Ukraine is carrying out an “operation” in Russia’s western Kursk region.
“Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky reported on our defensive actions on the front and our operation in the Kursk region,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
Zelensky voiced his gratitude to Ukrainian soldiers and commanders “for their resilience and decisive actions”.
The Ukrainian leader also said that he instructed the country’s Security Service, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko and other officials to prepare a humanitarian plan for the area of the “operation”.
Separately, Oleksandr Syrsky wrote on Telegram that currently Ukrainian forces control about 1,000 square km of Russian territory. ■