KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov told a visiting delegation of U.S. congressmen on Wednesday that Kyiv’s attack on Russia’s Kursk region was intended to protect Ukraine. Referring to Kursk region, Umerov was quoted as saying in a statement released by his ministry: “Our goals there are to clear the border from Russian […]
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Ukraine minister says Kursk attack aims to protect border area
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov told a visiting delegation of U.S. congressmen on Wednesday that Kyiv’s attack on Russia’s Kursk region was intended to protect Ukraine.
Referring to Kursk region, Umerov was quoted as saying in a statement released by his ministry: “Our goals there are to clear the border from Russian military threats and make enemy shelling and attacks on our towns and villages impossible.”
(Writing by Christian Lowe)