President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian troops were holding their lines successful Russia's Kursk borderline region. Meanwhile, Russian drones person attacked cardinal Ukrainian cities. DW has more.
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Russian forces had tried to dislodge Ukrainian troops from positions successful Russia's Kursk borderline region, but Ukrainian forces were holding their lines, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Meanwhile, Russia launched different monolithic drone onslaught connected cardinal regions of Ukraine.
Here are the latest developments on Russia's warfare successful Ukraine from Sunday, October 13:
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Russia launches drone onslaught connected Ukraine
Russia launched different monolithic drone onslaught connected Ukraine precocious Saturday.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, respective groups of drones were moving crossed cardinal Ukraine, specified arsenic the Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions.
The drones are perpetually changing their course, the aerial unit said connected the Telegram messaging app.
Meanwhile, the Kyiv determination subject medication said connected societal media that aerial defence is repelling the drone onslaught implicit the portion and asked radical to stay successful shelters.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine 'holding the lines' successful Russia's Kursk region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv's forces were holding their crushed successful Russia's Kursk borderline region.
Ukrainian forces person held part of the portion since an incursion successful aboriginal August.
"Regarding the Kursk operation, determination were attempts by Russia to propulsion backmost our positions, but we are holding the lines," Zelenskyy said successful his nightly video address.
Russia launches counteroffensive successful Kursk
He besides said that the concern for Ukrainian forces successful the eastbound Donetsk portion and the confederate Zaporizhzhia portion was "very difficult."
Zelenskyy besides said that, with the assistance of Western investment, helium wants to significantly expand arms accumulation successful his country.
"Our concern capableness allows america to nutrient acold much drones, more shells, and subject instrumentality than our country's financial capabilities allow," Zelenskyy said.
He thanked each the partners who person already invested successful the Ukrainian defence industry. "Thanks to these investments, we person importantly accrued production, peculiarly of drones," the Ukrainian president said.
Earlier this week, Russia announced its forces had recaptured 2 villages successful the Kursk region.
Ukraine has said it aims to make a buffer portion successful Kursk to halt the Russian shelling of Ukrainian borderline regions. Zelenskyy besides said that Kyiv aims to gully Russian forces distant from the eastbound frontline successful Ukraine's Donbas.
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