Zelensky visits border near Kursk as Russia batters east Ukraine front
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday visited the Sumy region close to the Russian frontier, near where Ukrainian forces launched their cross-border Kursk offensive. The Ukrainian leader said that Russian soldiers captured during the incursion would help build an “exchange fund” to swap for Ukrainian prisoners. Meanwhile, Russia kept on pressing its offensive against the strategic town of Pokrovsk in Donbas. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday visited the Sumy region close to the Russian frontier, near where Ukrainian forces launched their cross-border Kursk offensive. The Ukrainian leader said that Russian soldiers captured during the incursion would help build an “exchange fund” to swap for Ukrainian prisoners. Meanwhile, Russia kept on pressing its offensive against the strategic town of Pokrovsk in Donbas. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded
