Kiev, 11 August 2024 (dpa/MIA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday addressed his forces' incursion into the southern Russian region of Kursk for the first time, five days after the offensive was reported to have begun.

Zelensky said in his evening video address that the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, updated him on the "advance of the war into the aggressor's territory."

Ukraine is proving that it is "capable of ensuring justice" and putting "pressure on the aggressor," he added.

Neither Zelensky nor the military in Kiev provided any further details on the current status of the Ukrainian troops' advance into Russian territory.

The Ukrainian president had only indirectly hinted at the attack in the direction of Kursk in recent days, saying in his evening address on Thursday, "Russia brought the war to our land, and it should feel what it has done."

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