Zelenskyy visits border for first time since Ukrainian forces entered Kursk

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited the Ukrainian region of Sumy (PA)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has toured the Ukrainian region of Sumy in his first visit to the border since his forces entered Russian territory more than two weeks ago.

After a meeting with Ukraine’s military commander, Mr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have claimed control of another settlement in the Russian region of Kursk and taken more Russian prisoners of war whom he hopes to exchange for captured Ukrainians. He referred to that as Ukraine’s “exchange fund”.