General Claims Ukrainian Forces Control 380 Square Miles of Russian Territory

Russian President Putin vowed to push Kyiv’s forces out of the country.

A view shows what is said to be a Russian army strike on Ukrainian military hardware in the area bordering Ukraine in the Kursk Region, Russia, in this still image from video released on Aug. 7, 2024. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Ukraine’s top military commander on Monday said that Kyiv’s forces control about 380 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region following a cross-border invasion, while Russian President Vlaidimir Putin vowed to push them out.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a video of top military leader Oleksandr Syrskyi delivering a report on the fighting in Kursk.