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‘Ukrainian forces control 1,000 km of land in Russia’
Updated On: 14 August, 2024 07:23 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
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Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 sq km of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin.
Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi made the statement in a video posted Monday to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Telegram channel. In the video, he briefed the president on the front-line situation. “The troops are fulfilling their tasks. Fighting continues actually along the entire front line. The situation is under our control,” Syrskyi said.
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