Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said his forces have captured around 1,000 square kilometers of territory in Russia's Kursk region.
  • Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia’s Kursk region last Tuesday.
  • They have captured around 1,000 square kilometers of Russian land so far, Kyiv’s top general said.
  • That figure is almost as much territory as Russia has seized in Ukraine this year.
  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Both of those, and they force engagements with Russia to force them to throw men and materiel at it, further depleting Russian stockpiles.