Ukrainian defense forces advanced 30 km inland as the crow flies from the border with the Russian Federation.
The United States supports the advance of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kursk region because this operation is aimed at self-defense. The Deputy Head of the State Department, Vedant Patel, said this on Monday, August 12, at a briefing in Washington.
According to him, the United States is committed to ensuring that Ukraine has the necessary weapons to defend against a full-scale Russian invasion. As for strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces with American weapons deep in Russian territory, the White House still does not give permission for this, despite requests from the Ukrainian authorities, Patel said .
He emphasized that “nothing has changed in US policy regarding cross-border strikes.”
Answering the question of how Washington assesses the progress of the Defense Forces in the Kursk region, a representative of the State Department said that Ukraine itself will speak about its operations, but added that the United States supports the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
He stressed that Putin had launched an illegal invasion of Ukraine and that if he didn’t like the way the country was defending itself, he could withdraw troops and end the war.
Let’s remember that Russia admitted that Ukrainian troops advanced on its territory for at least 30 km. It marks Ukraine’s deepest and most significant advance since the fall 2022 counteroffensive.
According to AFP, thousands of Ukrainian troops are participating in a military operation in the Kursk region of Russia.
The operation in the Kursk region. Online
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