VOA

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday his country is meeting its objectives with its nearly two-week offensive into Russia’s Kursk region, creating a “buffer zone” against more Russian attacks and troop movements from just across the border into Ukraine.

“We are achieving our goals,” Zelenskyy said.

Kyiv sent troops over the border on August 6 in a surprise attack, Ukraine’s biggest such assault since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

While Ukrainian troops struggle on the country’s eastern front, Kyiv also said the incursion into Russian territory was aimed at forcing Moscow to negotiate on “fair” terms when any eventual peace talks are held to end the war, even though none is currently scheduled. Ukraine says it has captured hundreds of Russian military conscripts from the Kursk region.

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