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"It goes according to Ukraine's plan": Zelenskyy on Russia's counteroffensive in Kursk region

12 September, 2024 Thursday
17:55

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on the Russian counteroffensive in the Kursk region, which is controlled by the Ukrainian army. He assures that everything is in line with Ukraine's plan

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He said this at a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Ukrinform reports.

"The Russian forces have launched a counteroffensive. Everything is going according to our Ukrainian plan," Zelenskyy emphasized.

At the same time, he mentioned the accumulation of equipment and troops in Belarus near the border with Ukraine.

"As for Belarus, we see the accumulation, we have seen it for a long time, and we are controlling this process," the president emphasized.

  • On September 11, DeepState wrote that the situation on the left flank of the Ukrainian grouping in the Kursk region had deteriorated, with the Russian army launching active assault operations.
  • On September 12, the Institute for the Study of War reported that the Russian army began to storm Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region. The enemy captured several settlements in the region.
  • Military expert Dmytro Sniehyrov noted that Russia has created tactical groups Bryansk and Belgorod, each with 20,000 to 30,000 personnel.
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