Ukraine's president indirectly confirms military incursion onto Russian soil
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to refer indirectly to the operation in Kursk in his nightly address on Saturday, the closest a Ukrainian official has come to acknowledging it.
Zelenskyy commended Ukrainian combat brigades across the front line, including the Sumy region, which lies adjacent to Kursk.
The incursion there this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the nearly 2½--year-old war. Russia has announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk.
Zelenskyy commended Ukrainian combat brigades across the front line, including the Sumy region, which lies adjacent to Kursk.
The incursion there this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the nearly 2½--year-old war. Russia has announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk.
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00:00Today, Commander-in-Chief Sirsky has already reported several times on the front-line situation
00:07and on our actions to push the war power into the aggressor's territory.
00:12I thank every unit of our defense forces that makes this happen.
00:18Ukraine is proving that it really knows how to restore justice and guarantees exactly
00:22the kind of pressure that is needed to pressure on the aggressor.
00:27I also want to thank our partners, all those who made this week effective in terms of sanctions
00:32against Russia and individuals associated with it.
00:38This should be felt every week that sanctions truly work and anyone who tries to circumvent
00:44them will get a response from the world.
00:48We are preparing new decisions that will impose restrictions on the Russian state.
00:52I am thankful for the new defense packages for Ukraine.
00:55This week we have an American package.
00:57Missiles for Stingers, shells for HIMARS, 155-mm artillery.
01:02We are working on timely logistics to make the aid tangible on the front line as soon as possible.