Ukraine launched recent drone assaults on Russia’s border area of Kursk on Tuesday (Aug 13), a day after President Vladimir Putin lashed out on the West for supporting Kyiv’s shock incursion into Russian territory.
Russia’s defence ministry mentioned its air defence items destroyed 12 drones over the Kursk area, which Ukraine attacked every week in the past and claims to have captured 1,000 sq km by Monday.
Putin mentioned on Monday that Ukraine’s incursion – the most important since he launched Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 – was geared toward bettering Kyiv’s negotiating place forward of attainable peace talks.
In his most detailed public remarks on the assaults thus far, he additionally mentioned that Kyiv “with the assistance of its Western masters” is making an attempt to decelerate the advance of Russian forces in what the Kremlin calls a “particular navy operation” in Ukraine.
He additionally questioned what negotiations there might be with an enemy he accused of firing indiscriminately at Russian civilians and nuclear amenities.
On Monday, Ukraine’s prime commander Oleksandr Syrskyi informed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday troops had been persevering with their advance into Russian territory.
“We proceed to conduct an offensive operation within the Kursk area. At present, we management about 1,000 sq. kilometres of the territory of the Russian Federation,” he mentioned in a video printed on Zelenskyy’s Telegram account.
Reuters was unable to confirm the claims by both aspect.