Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Kursk operation: Ukraine is not interested in giving territory to the Russian Federation, we are protecting our own

Estimated combat zone based on partially verified data. Map of the Russian service “Radio Liberty”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Ukraine is not interested in taking land in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, but wants to protect the lives of its people, and the operation also does not allow it the enemy moved additional units to the Donetsk region and made it more complicated. their logistics.

Source: The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Georgy Tikhy said at a briefing on August 13, “Interfax-Ukraine“

Direct speech: “Unlike the Russian Federation, Ukraine does not need someone else.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine is a civilian European military force fully aware of the laws and customs of war and international humanitarian law. The aims of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are only military. The purpose of the operation is to preserve the lives of our people and protect the territory of Ukraine from attacks by the Russian Federation…

Notice:

The sooner the Russian Federation agrees to restore a just world, especially on the basis of the Peace Formula, the sooner the raids of the Defense Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Russian Federation will stop.”

Details: Tikhy, from the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, pointed out that since the beginning of summer, more than 2 thousand enemy strikes have been carried out on the Sumy region of Ukraine, 255 guided bombs and more than 100 missiles have been used.

“Unfortunately, Ukraine does not have enough capabilities to carry out long-range strikes with the weapons it needs to protect it from this terrorism, the decisions we want are not yet there , with the help of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to liberate these border areas from Russian armed groups that attack Ukraine,” the spokesman said.

According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine is achieving “relevant goals” in the Kursk region and will continue to do so, as this is necessary for the security and defense of the country.

In addition, Tikhy emphasized that the operation in the Kursk region does not allow the Russian Federation to move additional units to the Donetsk region and makes it difficult for the enemy.

The department also said there is reasonable suspicion that Russia could create incidents, including sending Russian troops in Ukrainian uniforms to violate international humanitarian law by Ukrainian forces. .

“We warn our partners to be ready for such a development of events, and if the Russian Federation makes these efforts, then to be vigilant and not succumb to the propaganda of the Russia,” the spokesman said.

Background Information:

• On August 6, the Russians reported attempts by Ukraine to break into the borders of the Kursk region. August 7, Russian propagandists and so-called “military correspondents”. saidthat Ukrainian forces have seized the border area. And the Russian governor Vladimir Putin called the situation “incentive”.
• On August 12, the acting governor of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, Alexei Smirnov, reported to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin that 28 settlements areas “under enemy control.”
• On August 12, the Ukrainian army can control about 44 settlements in the Kursk region of Russia, the analyst believes the DeepState project.
• Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky reportedthat the Ukrainian military continues to carry out offensive operations on the territory of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. “Currently, about 1,000 square km of the Russian Federation is under our control… The situation is under our control,” he said.