Ukrainian forces continue assault on positions in the Russian region of Kursk, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating all is going according to plan.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address that he had received a briefing on the continued assault on positions in the Russian region of Kursk and that all was going according to plan.
Another 18 guided bombs were used by the Russians to strike their own Kursk region.
Other Ukrainian drones were allegedly shot down over the Azov Sea and one over Kursk Oblast.
Russia assembled over 55,000 personnel in Kursk Oblast; Western estimates suggest 80,000-120,000 needed for major operation
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