Zelenskyy: all objectives of Kursk operation are being implemented

Tetyana Oliynyk — Wednesday, 4 September 2024, 19:42

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: President's Office

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated that all of the Kursk operation's set aims are being met.

Source: Zelenskyy’s evening address on 4 September

Quote: "Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi delivered his report today. As usual, in respect to each sector of the front, namely in relation to the Pokrovsk, Toretsk, and Kurakhove fronts. Separate attention was paid to the operation in Kursk Oblast.

It is critical that all the objectives set for our Kursk operation are carried out. I am grateful to all the soldiers, sergeants, and officers participating. As of today, this operation remains the largest replenishment of the [PoW - ed.] exchange pool just on one front."

Details: Zelenskyy also stated that Ukraine is preparing meetings with partners. According to his forecast, results in regard to acquiring new air defence will come in September.

Background:

The operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast began on 6 August. On 10 August, on the fifth day of the Ukrainian army's incursion deep into Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged that Ukraine had brought the war to Russian territory.
On 13 August, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that Ukraine’s defence forces controlled 74 settlements in Kursk Oblast. On the afternoon of 15 August, Syrskyi said the Armed Forces of Ukraine had advanced up to 1.5 km on some axes in Kursk Oblast since the beginning of the day and controlled 82 settlements in Russia.
On 15 August, sources in the Security Service of Ukraine told Ukrainska Pravda that they had captured 102 Russian soldiers in Kursk Oblast the day before.
Ukrainian troops shared footage of the first few hours of the operation. The video shows mine clearance, a border breach, the destruction of enemy defences, operations by aircraft and artillery, and prisoners being taken.
Later, the 80th Air Assault Brigade of Ukraine’s Armed Forces shared footage from the early hours of the military operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast in which troops breached the defence line, destroyed a border checkpoint, and captured over 50 prisoners.
Zelenskyy said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will hold the territories seized in Russia's Kursk Oblast until Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin comes to the negotiating table.