Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that Ukrainian forces have moved into Russian territory days after news of the incursion first broke.

Zelensky, who assumed office in 2019 and has been the wartime leader of Ukraine since it was invaded by Russia, confirmed the counteroffensive during a Saturday address to the nation. Last week, Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk Oblast in a surprise for Moscow.

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