We maintain buffer zone in Kursk region to secure Sumy and Kharkiv – Zelenskyy

12:04, 27.01.2025 1 min read

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine maintains a "buffer zone" in Kursk region to protect Sumy and Kharkiv from the attacks of Russian troops.

“Soon, it will be six months of our active operations in Kursk region aimed at protecting Ukrainian land. We are maintaining a buffer zone on Russian territory to safeguard our Sumy and Kharkiv from Russian offensives,” he said in a video address Sunday.

According to him, he discussed with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov the situation at the front, in particular the key areas of Donetsk region, as well as the areas of the Kursk operation.

In addition, Zelenskyy distinguished the military of the 95th separate brigade for its actions in Kursk region, as well as the 25th separate airborne and 68th separate jaeger brigades for their effectiveness in Pokrovsk direction, and also the 24th and 100th separate mechanized brigades for heroism in the battles for Chasiv Yar and Toretsk.