Ukraine controls 500 miles of Russia’s Kursk region, army chief says

A destroyed Russian tank sits on a roadside near the town of Sudzha in the Kursk region (AP/PA)

Ukrainian troops control nearly 500 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region since their surprise incursion three weeks ago, the chief of the country’s army has said.

General Oleksandr Syrskyi also said Ukraine has captured 594 Russian prisoners in its operation.