Putin hears reports from generals about ways to push Ukrainian troops out of Kursk

  • 2 months ago
In a speech to mark Independence Day in the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed his country's resolve to regain its "territorial integrity".
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00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin has heard reports from top army generals about strategies
00:07to counter Ukrainian forces that invaded the Kursk region earlier this month.
00:12No details were released about what was discussed, but the Kremlin said that Putin also listened
00:17to updates by telephone from troop commanders in Ukraine.
00:23Also on Saturday, Russia's defense ministry released footage of what it says is a Ka-52
00:28helicopter attacking Ukrainian positions in Kursk.
00:31Again, the ministry gave no details about the military operation to drive Ukraine's
00:36forces out of the border region.
00:38Ukraine launched the surprise offensive into Kursk on August 6, with Kyiv later saying
00:43the aim of the incursion was to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks from Russia
00:47on Ukrainian territory.
00:50In a speech to mark Independence Day in the capital, Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
00:55Zelensky stressed his country's resolve to regain its territorial integrity.
01:00He said Kyiv would do everything to push Russia out of Ukraine.

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