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Ukraine says incursion into Russia necessary to push Moscow toward ‘fair’ peace talks

 16.08.2024, 14:22
A Ukrainian mechanic who is the driver of an American Stryker armored vehicle after returning from a combat mission in the Kursk Region examines the armored vehicle on August 14, 2024 near the Rusian border in the Sumy region of Ukraine. Last week, Ukrainian forces made a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region, where Ukraine says it has captured hundreds of enemy soldiers and where Russia has been forced to evacuate more than 130,000 people. (Photo by Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)
A Ukrainian mechanic who is the driver of an American Stryker armored vehicle after returning from a combat mission in the Kursk Region examines the armored vehicle on August 14, 2024 near the Rusian border in the Sumy region of Ukraine. Last week, Ukrainian forces made a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region, where Ukraine says it has captured hundreds of enemy soldiers and where Russia has been forced to evacuate more than 130,000 people. (Photo by Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers entered Russia’s Kursk on August 6.