Zelensky praises Ukraine army’s ability to surprise enemy amid major cross-border attack into Russia
by Rachel Hagan
Aug 09, 2024
2 minutes
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has praised his army’s ability “to surprise” and “achieve results” as it battles Russian forces during an audacious cross-border attack into Russian territory.
Around 1,000 Ukrainian troops in tanks and armoured vehicles successfully broke through the Russian border and into the Kursk region in the early hours of Tuesday with air support from swarms of drones and pounding artillery, according to Russian officials.
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