[Korrespondent] 22:47 The United States was not involved in planning the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, said Deputy State Department Spokesman Vedant Patel. "Our role is to support Ukraine in its ability to defend itself. We remain focused on ensuring that our Ukrainian partners have everything they need to do that," Patel added.
21:55 Russia is transferring troops from Kaliningrad to the Kursk region, said Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas.
20:16 Zelensky said in an evening video address that in the Kursk region "hundreds of Russian soldiers have already surrendered, and all of them will receive humane treatment - they have not seen such treatment even in their own Russian army." The president also emphasized that "the more the Russian military presence is destroyed in the border regions, the closer peace and real security will be for our state."
19:38 Russia has withdrawn some units from the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions due to the operation in the Kursk region, Dmitry Likhoviy, spokesman for the Tavria operational group of forces, told Politico. At the same time, he noted that this was a "relatively small" number of units.
19:32 Ukraine controls 74 settlements in the Kursk region, Zelensky said following a conversation with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky. "Despite the difficult, intense battles, the advance of our forces in the Kursk region continues, the exchange fund for our state is replenished. Inspections and stabilization measures are being carried out there. The development of humanitarian solutions for these territories continues," the president added.
17:32 The Kursk region authorities announced the cancellation of the previously introduced regional emergency regime, since a federal emergency regime has now been introduced in the region.
17:18 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are 40 km from Kursk, writes the Russian opposition publication Astra, citing official data from the Russian Defense Ministry. According to the agency, Russian aircraft struck Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the areas of Mikhailovka, Korenevo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Oleshnya, Sudzha, and Nikolayevka - this settlement is 40 km from Kursk in a straight line. In addition, it is claimed that the Russian Armed Forces allegedly "carried out a cleansing operation" of the settlement of Ozerki in the Belovsky District.
16:49 Russians are massively transporting humanitarian aid intended for temporarily occupied territories to Kursk Oblast, the National Resistance Center of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. According to the resistance, this is being presented as an initiative of the TOT population, and locals are being denied delivery so far.
14:51 The Russian Defense Ministry announced attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through in the areas of the settlements of Obshchy Kolodez, Snagost, Kauchuk, Alekseevsky in the Kursk region.
14:43 Ukraine does not intend to annex the territories of the Kursk region over which the Ukrainian Armed Forces have established control, confirmed Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tikhyi.
13:30 The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has asked Moscow for access to the Kursk region to verify data on alleged human rights violations, Russian media reports.
13:16 Displaced persons from the border areas of the Kursk region will be placed in sanatoriums and boarding houses in the occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region - on the shores of the Sea of ​​Azov from Berdyansk to Kirillovka, said the head of the Russian region, Alexey Smirnov, following a conversation with the Gauleiter of the occupied part of the Zaporizhia region, Yevgeny Balitsky. In addition, according to him, "Zaporozhye volunteers" and "lawyers" have arrived in the Kursk region, who will provide assistance to residents on the spot.
12:37 Recently, the Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reported that the 225th Separate Assault Battalion successfully defeated Akhmat's unit in the Kursk region. The fighters provided evidence by demonstrating photos with Kadyrov's IDs. "It is difficult to determine exactly which fighters were eliminated (visual identification is complicated by the condition of the bodies) and who retreated from the battlefield, but it is important that people know their names," the statement from the Separate Assault Battalion reads.
10:44 Ukraine and Russia will maintain gas supplies to Europe through the Sudzha gas metering station in the Kursk region despite the fighting in the region, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. They explained that both sides have a financial incentive to continue gas supplies. For Kiev, transit provides critical funds for its war-torn economy - about $ 1 billion in 2021, while Europe remains one of the largest consumers of Russian pipeline gas.
06:32 The United States supports the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, since this operation is aimed at self-defense, said Deputy Spokesman for the State Department Vedant Patel. He emphasized that Putin launched an illegal invasion of Ukraine, and if he does not like how the country defends itself, he can simply withdraw troops and end the war. At the same time, Patel added that Washington still does not allow the use of American weapons for strikes deep into Russian territory.