Ukrainian military personnel continue to be present in Russia's Kursk region. However, there is no encirclement, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a briefing, UNN reports.
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In the Kursk direction, the guys are doing everything possible and impossible. We have a physical presence there, without any encirclement. Presence in the Kursk region
He noted that the presence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region is necessary to prevent a possible invasion of the Sumy region.
As long as we are there, it is a deterrent so that the "Russians" do not start an invasion of the Sumy region. This is our analysis. It is a fact that this will happen, but we are preparing for it. We are preparing with appropriate steps, reducing the accumulation of their troops
Zelenskyy added that Ukrainian military personnel are carrying out certain measures and can partially enter the Bryansk region.
For this, a little below the Kursk region, we have taken appropriate steps. And the fact that this affects the Bryansk region, to be honest, it doesn't matter what they have with the regions there. We are doing this simply because we see accumulations, we see their analysis, we see their intercepts, we see their documents
He added that, according to intercepted audio recordings of Russians, they are not inclined to attack Sumy and are waiting for the end of the war. However, the Defense Forces are preparing for a possible offensive.
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Earlier, Zelenskyy reported that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is trying to buy time and is preparing for a spring offensive. He is preparing a new offensive, particularly on Sumy and Kharkiv regions.