Officials in Kyiv urge visiting lawmakers to allow Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike targets inside Russia.
Nine days into their surprise Kursk attack, Ukraine has claimed a 444-square mile swathe of Russian borderland.
As fighting continued in the Kursk region, Belarus, a key Russian ally, reinforced its border with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones strike an airbase in Russia’s western Lipetsk region, causing significant material damage.
The White House, meanwhile, said it was not informed in advance about the armed incursion into the Russian region.
Moscow claims incursions were aimed at disrupting presidential election won—unsurprisingly—by longstanding leader Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine-based anti-Putin groups reportedly claim responsibility for failed cross-border attacks.
Officials in Kyiv urge visiting lawmakers to allow Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike targets inside Russia.
Nine days into their surprise Kursk attack, Ukraine has claimed a 444-square mile swathe of Russian borderland.
As fighting continued in the Kursk region, Belarus, a key Russian ally, reinforced its border with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones strike an airbase in Russia’s western Lipetsk region, causing significant material damage.
The White House, meanwhile, said it was not informed in advance about the armed incursion into the Russian region.
Moscow claims incursions were aimed at disrupting presidential election won—unsurprisingly—by longstanding leader Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine-based anti-Putin groups reportedly claim responsibility for failed cross-border attacks.