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Volodymyr Zelensky says the war is “coming home” to Russia as Ukraine continued to hold large swathes of Russian territory in the border region of Kursk.
Earlier Vladimir Putin vowed to “kick the enemy out” in his most extensive comments yet on the incursion, which caught Russia’s military off guard and forced thousands of Russians to flee from areas near the Ukraine border.
“The enemy will undoubtedly receive a worthy response,” Putin said, “and there is no doubt that we will reach our objectives” amid fears that he could launch vicious attacks against the country’s civilian-populated areas.
Russia’s main task is “to squeeze out, drive the enemy out of our territories and, together with the border service, to ensure reliable cover of the state border,” he said.
Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 sq km (386 square miles) of Kursk region. Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi made the statement in a video posted last night to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s Telegram channel. In the video, he briefed the president on the frontline situation.
“The troops are fulfilling their tasks. Fighting continues actually along the entire frontline. The situation is under our control,” Syrskyi said.
Key Points
- Zelensky says war is ‘coming home’ to Russia
- Kyiv controls 1,000 sq km of Russia’s Kursk region, says military chief
- Putin vows a ‘worth response’ to Ukraine’s cross-border attacks
- Russian evacuees pictured in makeshift camps in Kursk
One dead and multiple wounded in southern Ukraine after Russian attack
At least one woman has been killed and ten other civilians injured in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson after eight hours of “massive strikes” by Russia.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the governor of the region, which is partially occupied by Russian forces, said the woman died in intensive care from “severe” injuries following overnight missile and drone attacks by Moscow.
“Yesterday evening, Russian troops began massive strikes in Kherson and its suburbs. Enemy shelling continued at night,” he wrote on the Telegram messenger app.
“In almost eight hours of enemy attacks, ten people were injured. Unfortunately, one woman died in intensive care.”
He added that among the wounded were two girls aged five and seven, while half of the total injured are still receiving treatment.
Zelensky’s statement IN FULL
Earlier, we reported that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced in a video message that the war is “coming home” to Russia, in a reference to the Kursk attack launched a week ago today.
Below, we have his full statement, in which he linked the sinking of the Kursk submarine that killed more than 100 people in 2000 and the surprise attack in Kursk this week.
“We see how Russia really moves in the times of Putin: 24 years ago, there was the Kursk disaster – the symbolic beginning of his rule; and now we can see what the end for him is. And it is also Kursk. The disaster of his war,” Mr Zelensky wrote.
“This always happens to those who despise people and any rules. Russia brought war to others, and now it is coming home. Ukraine has always wished only for peace, and we will definitely ensure peace.
“I thank everyone who helps! Glory to all those who fight, who work for Ukraine!
Glory to Ukraine!”
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Tom Watling13 August 2024 08:09 1723531563Russian evacuees pictured in makeshift camps in Kursk
Russian evacuees relocated from areas in the border region of Kursk, where Ukrainian forces have staged a week-long incursion, as well as next door Belgorod, have been pictured in makeshift tents away from the fighting.
At least 76,000 citizens have been evacuated from Kursk, according to official estimates, while thousands more were moved from the nearby Russian region of Belgorod as well, after Ukrainian forces marched into Kursk last Tuesday in a surprise attack.
Vladimir Putin has called the assault a provocation and vowed a “worthy response”. Ukraine says Russians should not complain; Moscow has perpetrated considerably more widespread attacks against them for more than a decade.
UPD: Russia injures one, damages civilian infrastructure during overnight attack on Ukraine
Earlier, we reported initial accounts that more than three dozen drones were fired by Russia into Ukraine overnight. Two ballistic missiles were also used in the attack.
We can now confirm that that attack injured one person and damaged civilian infrastructure.
Sumy regional authorities in northeast Ukraine said the attack injured one person and damaged a power line and a gas pipeline, leaving some residents of the city of Sumy without electricity and gas supplies.
The attack also damaged a hospital building and several cars in the region, the authorities said.
In neighbouring Chernihiv, regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus said the attack targeted civilian infrastructure and reported no casualties in the northern region.
Regional officials in the central region of Vinnytsia said the attack damaged a residential building with no casualties reported.
The attack also damaged a building in the Mykolaiv region, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim.
Tom Watling13 August 2024 07:32 1723530402Here are some of the latest photos from the frontline in Ukraine
Good morning.
Below are some of the latest photos from the frontline in Ukraine, in the Sumy region, from where Ukrainian forces have staged a cross-border attack into Russia.
Thousands of Ukraine troops ready to defend land captured in daring attack into Russia
Thousands of Ukraine troops ready to defend land captured in attack into Russia
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Tom Watling13 August 2024 07:17 1723528579US Senator calls Ukraine’s incursion into Russia ‘bold’, ‘beautiful’
US Republican senator Lindsey Graham called Ukraine‘s shock cross-border operation into Russia’s Kursk region “brilliant” and “bold” in a visit to Kyiv, and he urged the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs.
“What do I think about Kursk? Bold, brilliant, beautiful. Keep it up,” he told reporters. Graham made the comments during a visit to Kyiv with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal.
“Bottom line is to the administration... Give them weapons they need to win the war they can’t afford to lose,” he added. During the meeting with the Senate delegation, president Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US for support.
“We discussed what exactly is needed to bring this war to a just end, including our need to use long-range weapons,” he said later in a post on X.
With Russia still struggling to repel the Ukrainian incursion seven days after it began, Ukraine’s top commander said Kyiv controlled around 1,000 sq km in the Kursk region.
Arpan Rai13 August 2024 06:56 1723527505Drone warfare continues to hit Kursk
Russia’s air defence units destroyed 14 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod region, Russia’s news agencies reported this morning.
Of these, 12 drones were destroyed over the border region of Kursk, and one each over Voronezh and Belgorod regions, RIA agency reported citing Russia’s defence ministry.
There was no information provided on how many drones in total Ukraine had launched overnight.
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