President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is reaching its "strategic goal" in Kursk during his nightly address to the nation.
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00:00Ukraine claims its forces have gained more ground in the Russian region of Kursk, with
00:06troops advancing a further one to two kilometers and capturing more than a hundred Russian
00:12soldiers.
00:15In his nightly address, President Zelensky said Ukraine is reaching its strategic goal
00:20in the Kursk offensive, but called on Western allies to supply more weaponry.
00:26Our Ukrainian drones work just as they should, but there are things that can only be done
00:33with drones.
00:34Unfortunately, we need other weapons, missile weapons, and we continue to work with our
00:41partners on long-range solutions for Ukraine.
00:46Because these are long-term solutions for our victory.
00:52Meanwhile, Russian officials say more than 100,000 people have been evacuated from or
00:58have fled Kursk, and Russia's Belgorod region has declared a state of region-wide emergency.