Politics

Kursk offensive is a legitimate military operation, not a landgrab, Kyiv officials say

 13.08.2024, 19:09
Clockwise, from left: Ukrainian soldier standing in front of a road sign inside Kursk region, the bottom shows the direction to Sudzha; Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photos: donbas_operativnyi Telegram channel; Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images; Maksym Polishchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
Clockwise, from left: Ukrainian soldier standing in front of a road sign inside Kursk region, the bottom shows the direction to Sudzha; Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photos: donbas_operativnyi Telegram channel; Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images; Maksym Polishchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Kyiv has stressed that the offensive is necessary to destroy valid military targets.