Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces have taken control of the Russian town of Sudzha, over a week after his forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
Kyiv’s forces have been in the town, located 105 kilometers (65.2 miles) southwest of the city of Kursk, since last Wednesday, but this was the first confirmation from the Ukrainian president that his army had captured it.
Ukraine’s assault — which poses?a major embarrassment?for the Kremlin — represents a notable change in tactics for Kyiv, marking the first time foreign troops have entered Russian territory since World War II.
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Monday to “kick the enemy out” of Russia after it emerged that dozens of Russian villages were under Ukrainian control.
Ukraine, meanwhile, continues its struggle along the eastern front, where Russian forces have been making incremental gains for months.?
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
