Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that Ukraine’s defence forces will keep their positions in Russia’s Kursk Oblast "for so long as it stays cheap and obligatory". He famous that Ukrainian troops manoeuvre to extra advantageous positions if their lives are in danger.

Supply: Syrskyi on Fb

Quote: "In probably the most troublesome conditions, my precedence has been and stays the preservation of Ukrainian troopers' lives. Because of this, defence forces models, if obligatory, conduct manoeuvres to extra advantageous positions. The first means used are drones and artillery firepower. I’ve issued all obligatory orders for this.

As of 18:00, our forces repelled eight enemy assault makes an attempt on the Kursk entrance.

Regardless of the elevated stress from the Russian and North Korean troops, we’ll maintain the road in Kursk Oblast for so long as it stays cheap and obligatory."

Particulars: Syrskyi famous that within the operational zone of the Kursk army grouping, significantly within the outskirts of the city of Sudzha and surrounding areas, intense fight clashes are nonetheless ongoing.

The Russians are deploying airborne assault and particular operations forces in an try to breach Ukrainian defences, push the Armed Forces of Ukraine out of Kursk Oblast, and shift the combating into Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts.

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