Ukraine forces continuing to advance into Russian territory, says Zelenskyy

Kyiv says it has also launched a major drone attack on four Russian airbases and shot down an enemy jet

Ukrainian servicemen sit inside their APC after returning from Russian Kursk region, near Russian-Ukrainian border, Sumy region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said his country’s forces are continuing to advance into Russian territory after their surprise offensive, as Kyiv said it had launched a “major” drone attack on four Russian airbases.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s troops had advanced several kilometres in the largest attack on Russia since the second world war. Ukraine also claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-34 jet overnight in the Kursk region, where it said it had also captured 100 Russian prisoners.