Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits Sumy region bordering Russia's Kursk province


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  • Saturday, 05 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/ File Photo

(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had visited the northern Sumy region, from where Ukraine launched a major incursion into the neighbouring Russian Kursk region.

Almost two months into the surprise operation, Kyiv's troops control swathes of Russian border territory, though the pace of the advance has slowed and Moscow's forces have begun to counterattack.

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