Ukraine has reported further advancements in Russia's Kursk region, a week after initiating a cross-border incursion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces had progressed by 1 to 2 kilometers in the southern Kursk region on Wednesday. The incursion has seen Kyiv's forces claim to have captured 100 Russian servicemen and destroy a Russian fighter jet.
The operation aims to create a 'security zone' on Russian soil, particularly to protect the border regions of Ukraine, such as the Sumy region, which has faced continuous Russian artillery and missile fire. Russia has reportedly pulled reserves from key battleground areas in Ukraine and Russian-occupied Crimea to counter Kyiv's advances.
