Zelenskyy: Ukraine continues active defensive operations in Russia's Kursk and Belgorod oblasts
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Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:16:45 +0300
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukrainian forces continue active defensive operations in Russias Kursk and Belgorod oblasts.
Source Zelenskyy on X Twitter, following a report from Oleksandr Syrskyi, CommanderinChief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote On many fronts, the situation remains difficult.
By midday alone, there have already been nearly 70 Russian assaults on our positions.
Fighting continues.
The occupier continues its offensive attempts.
The largest number of combat engagements take place on the Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, Lyman and Kursk fronts.
Our forces continue active defensive operations in designated areas of the Kursk and Belgorod regions.
Details Zelenskyy emphasised that the situation at the front and the actual activity of the Russian forces prove that the existing global pressure on Russia is insufficient to end the war.
More tangible pressure on Russia is needed to create more opportunities for real diplomacy.
I thank everyone in the world who stands with Ukraine, he wrote.
Background On 26 April, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin was informed that the last settlement in Kursk Oblast, Gornal, had allegedly been liberated from Ukrainian forces.
Ukraines General Staff stressed that the claims by senior Russian officials about the end of fighting in Kursk Oblast do not correspond to reality.
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