Ukraine Controls 1,000 Square Kilometres of Russia's Kursk Region

Ukraine's top commander announced that Kyiv now controls approximately one thousand square kilometres of Russia's Kursk region. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shared footage of the Ukrainian armed forces head reporting on the offensive. The Ukrainian government has ordered a humanitarian plan for the area.

Ukraine's top commander announced on Monday that Kyiv now controls approximately 1,000 square kilometres of Russia's Kursk region.

This marks Ukraine's largest cross-border attack in nearly 2.5 years of ongoing war.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shared footage of Oleksandr Syrskyi, head of Ukraine's armed forces, reporting on the offensive.

The Ukrainian government has ordered the preparation of a humanitarian plan for the area.

Russia's acting governor of Kursk, Alexei Smirnov, confirmed Ukraine controlled 28 settlements with an incursion stretching 12 kilometres deep and 40 kilometres wide.

Ukraine has also been working to gain permission from its Western allies to use long-range weapons against Russia.