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Kiev, August 31 (HS). Ukrainian army is continuously advancing in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine has claimed that its army has now advanced 2 kilometers and has reached 35 kilometers inside the Russian border. It is noteworthy that on August 6, Ukraine had claimed to have entered the Russian border.
Meanwhile, in the ongoing attack by Russia on the other front, 7 people have been killed and more than 77 injured in an attack with a guided bomb on a building in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. The Russian attack has set a 12-storey building on fire. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a 14-year-old girl is also among those killed.
Ukrainian army chief Colonel General Oleksandr Sirsky has said that his army has advanced two kilometers in Kursk while expanding its occupation of Russian land. Thus, about 1,300 square kilometers of Russian territory has come under the occupation of Ukraine. In the latest action, about 100 Russian buildings have come under the occupation of the Ukrainian army. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky has demanded long-range weapons and air defense systems from allied countries to capture more Russian territory and protect the Ukrainian people. While allied European Union countries have announced to start training Ukrainian soldiers to use new weapons and combat skills soon. It has been said that this training will not take place in Ukraine but in a friendly country nearby.
Ukraine has appealed to Mongolia to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin is scheduled to visit Mongolia on September 3. Ukraine has said that the International Court of Justice has issued a warrant against Putin for war crimes and illegally taking hundreds of Ukrainian children to Russia, so Mongolia should arrest him. In response, Russia has said that it has no concerns about Putin's visit.
Meanwhile, US Defense Lloyd J Austin III reaffirmed the country's dedication to supporting Ukraine and said that Kiev's resilience will help overcome Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression and atrocities. Austin's remarks came when he met Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustam Umerov at the Pentagon today. Austin also condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine's critical civilian infrastructure earlier this week and said the US will continue to lead allies and partners in providing critical capabilities to help Ukraine defend itself, a Pentagon press release said.