For the past week, the war between Ukraine and Russia now seems to be tipping in Volodymyr Zelensky’s favour. Two and a half years ago, Vladimir Putin was boasting about his dream of ruling Ukraine. Now Putin is struggling to save his own territory. Ukraine, together with the West and America, is now constantly surprising Russia. Ukrainians’ attack on Russia’s Kursk city continues. Here Ukraine has occupied more than 1250 square kilometers of Russian territory. The city of Kursk is witnessing devastation everywhere. The situation is such that more than 1 lakh 22 thousand Russians have left their homes from the Kursk region. Zelensky also said in a statement that his army has captured 92 settlements in this region.
According to Russian media, more than 122,000 Russians have fled border areas amid Ukraine’s Kursk offensive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Ukrainian forces have captured 92 settlements in the Kursk region of western Russia.
Zelensky said on the social media platform ‘X’ on Monday that Ukrainian troops have captured more than 1,250 square kilometers of Russian territory. He said, “The Russian border area in front of our Sumy region has been almost completely liberated from Russian military presence.” He said that the Ukrainian army is continuing its military operation in the specified areas of the Kursk region. It is worth noting that Ukraine started a military operation in the Kursk region on August 6. The head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky claimed on August 15 that his army had captured 82 settlements in the region.
Russian attacks continue in Ukraine too
On the other hand, a fuel and lubricant oil storage depot caught fire due to Russian targeted air strikes in the western Ternopil region of Ukraine on Tuesday morning. The regional official gave this information and said that there were no casualties in the attack. According to the Ternopil regional military administration, the Russian army fired projectiles on the oil storage depot of Ternopil city at 3 am local time. He was told that more than 90 rescue teams and more than 20 equipment including two fire engines were used to control the fire. However, local officials urged people to stay inside their homes and close the windows.
Putin is venting his anger by bombing Kiev
The military administration of the city of Kiev said that Russia also carried out drone and cruise missile attacks on the capital overnight. However, there were no casualties in the attacks. He said that all the air targets on the outskirts of the city were destroyed in the sky. The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia fired 26 Shahed combat drones, two ballistic missiles Iskander M / KN-23, one cruise missile Iskander-K and several guided missiles Kh-59. According to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 25 drones, one cruise missile and two guided missiles in nine regions.