For its part, Moscow says it has “thwarted” Ukrainian attacks in its border region of Kursk, where kyiv launched a military offensive on August 6.
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The Ukrainian army claims to be gaining ground. The Ukrainian president claimed control of 74 localities in Russian territory on Tuesday, August 13, where his forces launched a military incursion last week in the Kursk region, which forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee.Despite difficult and intense fighting, the advance of our forces in the Kursk region continues”Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry, on the contrary, assured that it had “thwarted” new Ukrainian attacks in its border region of Kursk. Supported by aviation, artillery and drones, Russian forces “thwarted attempts by enemy mobile groups in armoured vehicles to penetrate deep into Russian territory”the ministry assured in a statement.
