Ukraine systematically attacked Kursk, President Zelensky spoke about the answers to all the most important and strategic issues

Ukraine remains quite secretive about the scale of the raid on Kursk, but is taking well-planned steps. Kyiv seems to want to use the results in Kursk to persuade the West to lift the arms embargo on long-range weapons.

Ukrainian soldiers drive armored vehicles in Sumy, bordering Russia's Kursk region. (Source: Reuters)

According to the Wall Street Journal on August 17, Ukraine has deployed 6,000 troops to the Kursk border region of Russia and approximately 4,000 troops are involved in support operations in the Sumy border region of Ukraine.

Earlier, Russian media reported that in the early hours of August 6, hundreds of Ukrainian troops, supported by armored vehicles, raided the Kursk region. This was the largest raid since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out in February 2022.

To date, Ukraine has remained quite secretive about the scale of the raid. Officials have only announced progress in Kursk.

On August 16, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, announced that Ukrainian troops were continuing to reinforce their positions in Kursk after advancing more than 30 kilometers and gaining control of over 1,150 square kilometers there.

On the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also assessed that the raid was proceeding according to plan and that Ukrainian troops were increasingly expanding their control in Kursk.

According to an assessment by the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian forces continue to make advances in Kursk, particularly in the southeastern areas of the strategic town of Sudzha.

Kyiv asserts that the ultimate goal of the offensive is not to seize Russian territory, but to protect the people of Ukraine's border regions from Moscow's offensive and to force Russia to redeploy some of its troops in Ukraine to defend the border.

In addition, President Zelensky called on Western partners to lift the ban on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied by Russia to attack military targets inside Russian territory.

"We are doing everything we can to provide our forces with weapons and reinforcements. In this regard, it is important that our partners remove the barriers preventing us from undermining Russia's positions as required by developments on the ground," Zelensky said.

According to the Ukrainian president, long-range strike capability is the answer to all the most important and strategic issues of the conflict. He stated that he would continue diplomatic efforts to gain the approval of Western allies and partners, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/ukraine-tan-cong-kursk-mot-cach-bai-ban-tong-thong-zelensky-noi-ve-cau-tra-loi-cho-tat-ca-cac-van-de-quan-trong-va-chien-luoc-nhat-283028.html