MFA spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraine's raid in Kursk region aims to protect Ukrainian lives and territory from Russian attacks, not to seize foreign territories.
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Ukraine has no intention to capture Kursk region, only seeking to protect own people from attacks
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Heorhii Tykhyi, said on Aug. 13 that the incursion aims to prevent Moscow from sending reinforcements to the front in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine is not interested in taking the territory of the Kursk region, but we want to protect the lives of our people
Ukraine is not interested in taking Kursk Oblast territory, but wants to protect its people
From Kursk Oblast regions, more than 2,000 strikes have been launched on Sumy Oblast since the beginning of summer, including MLRS, tube artillery, mortars, drones, 255 guided aerial bombs, and over 100 missiles
It is documented that the attacker set fire to an Armed Forces vehicle in Kyiv.
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