Ukraine’s offensive into the Russian border area of Kursk diverted round 40,000 Russian troops away from the frontline, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Thursday. Kyiv launched its Kursk offensive on August 6 in a bid to tug Moscow’s forces away from japanese Ukraine, the place the Russian military has captured a string of villages in latest months.
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