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Whatever combination the Russians use, they are trying to turn the page on a humiliating episode for Moscow as they insist that Ukraine give up four eastern regions as a condition for negotiations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted for the first time that Ukrainian military troops are conducting an attack inside the western border of the Kursk region in Russia.
Zelensky confirmed it in his speech on Saturday evening, the BBC reports.
Kiev launched its surprise attack on Tuesday, advancing more than 10 km (six miles) into Russia, the deepest raid since Moscow began its sprawling occupation of Ukraine in February 2022.
In his speech, President Zelensky thanked Ukraine's "warriors" and said he had discussed the operation in Russia with the country's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi. "Ukraine is proving that it can really restore justice and withstand the pressure of the aggressor," he added.
Russia has so far struggled to stop the Ukrainian advance, with more than 76,000 people evacuated from the Kursk region and the declaration of a state of emergency in three border areas. This means authorities in Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions can restrict the movement of people and vehicles and use phone tapping among other measures.
Fighting has been going on since Saturday night. Kursk's governor, Alexei Smirnov, said early Sunday that there were people wounded in a "treacherous" Ukrainian attack. He earlier reported that 13 people were injured late Saturday when debris from a downed Ukrainian missile fell on a high-rise building in the regional capital Kursk. The governors of Russia's neighboring Voronezh and Belgorod regions also reported a Ukrainian drone strike overnight.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted on Telegram early Sunday morning that air defense units were "operating" and warned civilians to stay in shelters. Ukraine's rare incursion into Russia began on Tuesday morning when up to 1,000 troops, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, entered the Kursk region, Russia said.
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