[Korrespondent] 21:43 The Kursk Region Operational Headquarters, within the framework of the "CTO regime" in effect in the region, has limited activity in and around the Kurchatov Reservoir. A decision has been made to ban cultural, sports and other events, as well as fishing, the use of small boats, jet skis and other watercraft, said the head of the region, Alexey Smirnov. In addition, according to him, the operation of entertainment venues and the holding of mass events within the coastal zone have been temporarily banned.
17:17 The Ukrainian army's operation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation is complicated, but it is going according to plan and is bearing fruit, Zelensky said: "The operation is complicated. What is important is that it is going according to our plan. There are important results of this operation. I can't talk about everything... First of all, the exchange fund, it is being replenished, this is positive. Secondly, this is the halt of the Russian operation in the north, a preemptive strike. Our operation has accomplished this task."
In addition, according to the president, one of the goals of the operation was to prevent the Russians from advancing on the Sumy region: "We prevented the encirclement of part of the Sumy region and the desire to occupy Sumy. Someone said that we are playing this as a card for dialogue. What dialogue? We are not playing any cards." The head of state also expressed confidence that all the goals set by Ukraine will be achieved, and added that there are "more of these goals than I have named publicly."
In addition, Zelensky emphasized that the operation in the Kursk region showed the world who Putin is, because for him, the occupation of Ukrainian territory is more important than protecting his own population.
09:41 The Defense Forces continue to conduct an operation in the Kursk direction, the General Staff reported, without providing details.
The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are advancing in the Sudzha area of ​​the Kursk region. Thus, Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the southern part of Russkaya Konopelka (east of Sudzha), as well as north of Martynovka (northeast of Sudzha) along the R-200 Sudzha-Sukhodolovka highway. Some Russian bloggers claimed that Ukrainian troops also advanced north of Martynovka (northeast of Sudzha).
The Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState also reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had success east of Sudzha.