October 13, 2024
Zelenskyy states Ukraine ‘holding the lines’ in Russia’s Kursk area
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Kyiv’s pressures were holding their ground in Russia’s Kursk boundary area.
Ukrainian pressures have actually held component of the area because an attack in very early August.
“Regarding the Kursk operation, there were attempts by Russia to push back our positions, but we are holding the lines,” Zelenskyy claimed in his nighttime video clip address.
He additionally claimed that the circumstance for Ukrainian pressures in the eastern Donetsk area and the southerly Zaporizhzhia area was “very difficult.”
Zelenskyy additionally claimed that, with the aid of Western financial investment, he wishes to dramatically broaden arms manufacturing in his nation.
“Our industrial capacity allows us to produce far more drones, more shells, and military equipment than our country’s financial capabilities allow,” Zelenskyy claimed.
He gave thanks to all the companions that have actually currently purchased the Ukrainian protection sector. “Thanks to these investments, we have significantly increased production, particularly of drones,” the Ukrainian head of state claimed.
Earlier today, Russia introduced its pressures had actually regained 2 towns in the Kursk area.
Ukraine has claimed it intends to develop a barrier area in Kursk to quit the Russian shelling of Ukrainian boundary areas. Zelenskyy additionally claimed that Kyiv intends to attract Russian pressures far from the eastern frontline in Ukraine’s Donbas.
ie, sdi/wd (AP, AFP, dpa, Reuters)
