A Ukrainian soldier patrols the town of Sudzha, in the Kursk region of Russia. Photo: REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov
Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Friday that Kiev troops had advanced between one and three kilometers in some areas in the Kursk region, 11 days after the start of the invasion of Russia.
Since August 6, Kiev claims to have taken control of 82 settlements in an area of 1,150 square kilometers in the region. According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, this number is higher than what Russia has achieved in Ukraine this year.