It was believed to be illegal. Syrian recalled how he convinced fighters to advance in Kursk region.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine convinced the fighters to start an offensive in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, personally convinced the fighters to start an offensive in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, stating this in an interview with the YouTube channel 'Bomber'. According to Syrskyi, not all brigade commanders were mentally ready to cross the border with Russia, and some fighters considered it illegal.

The Commander-in-Chief met with each company and soldiers personally

The Commander-in-Chief met with each company and soldiers personally. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked with fewer forces than during the Kharkiv operation. Brigades were taken out of combat, given a chance to prepare, and some battalions were involved only after the operation had started.

Syrskyi explained to the fighters why this operation was necessary

Syrskyi explained to the fighters why this operation was necessary. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine started the offensive from where the Russians planned to transition to an offensive on Ukrainian territory themselves.

We outpaced him (the enemy - ed.) in actions, we moved the war to his territory so that he would fully feel what we feel. Right now, we still control several hundred square kilometers, and the enemy is destroying his settlements, his villages, and suffers losses from his fire on the civilian population - said the Commander-in-Chief.

Zelensky offers a territory swap with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview with The Guardian that he would propose exchanging the territories of the Kursk region for the occupied territories of Ukraine in case negotiations with the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin take place.

However, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov reported that Moscow will never discuss territorial exchanges.

Captured servicemen from the RF, Transnistria, and Zaporizhzhia region

In the Kursk region, paratroopers together with their partners captured 21 servicemen from the RF, and having aired a video on the YouTube channel of the airborne assault troops, they reported their involvement with military brigades of Russia as well as other military formations participating in the war in Kursk. Among the captives are Russian soldiers, a serviceman from the unrecognized Moldovan Transnistria, and a young man from the Zaporizhzhia region who is only 21 years old.