In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the situation with governors of regions bordering Ukraine and accused Ukraine of attempting to strike the Kursk nuclear power plant.
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00:00Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has made his first visit to the border area since
00:07his forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region earlier this month.
00:13Speaking to the country's top military commander Oleksandr Siersky, Zelensky said new prisoners
00:18of war would help build an exchange fund to swap for captured Ukrainians.
00:24He also said Ukrainian forces had captured another village in Kursk, but didn't name
00:29it.
00:30Zelensky said last week that Ukraine has no plans to occupy the area long-term, but wants
00:35to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks from that area into Ukraine.
00:40Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone strike targeted the Marinovka airbase in Volgograd.
00:47The region's governor confirmed that a Defense Ministry facility had been attacked with drones
00:52and said there had been no casualties.
00:55Outside Moscow on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the situation with
01:00governors of regions bordering Ukraine.
01:03Putin claimed that Ukraine had attempted to strike the Kursk nuclear power plant.
01:08And in Washington, U.S. officials said the Biden administration will send about $125
01:28million in new military aid to Ukraine.
01:31The latest package will reportedly include air defense missiles, high-mars munitions
01:36and counter-electronic warfare systems.