Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian forces control 92 settlements in the Kursk region and that troops have captured the largest number of Russian prisoners in a single operation.
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00:00Ukraine controls over 1,250 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region. That is according
00:08to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. He adds that troops captured the largest number
00:14of Russian prisoners in a single operation, making it one of Kiev's largest efforts to
00:19liberate Ukrainians from Russian captivity.
00:21Our active defensive actions along the border and Putin's inability to protect his territory
00:29from such defensive actions are very red-hot. Our active preventive defense is the most
00:36effective counter-action to Russian terror and ensures a real complication of the situation
00:43for the aggressor state.
00:45Eighty-four temporary accommodation centers opened in the Kursk region, as Russian authorities
00:50say more than 121,000 civilians were evacuated since the start of the incursion.
01:00On Sunday, the Ukrainian President addressed the aim of the incursion into Kursk for the
01:05first time, which is to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across
01:10the border.
01:11Zelenskiy says his troops would not have to physically enter Russian territories, particularly
01:16the Kursk region, if Ukraine partners would lift the restriction on the use of long-range
01:21weapons.