More than 70,000 civilians evacuated as Zelenskyy admits Ukraine is fighting in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy has acknowledged for the first time that his military forces are conducting an offensive in Russia’s western Kursk region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy has acknowledged for the first time that his military forces are conducting an offensive in Russia’s western Kursk region, with local Russian officials calling for evacuations in an assault that marks a change in the war’s status quo and a new challenge to the Kremlin.

The unprecedented assault began on Tuesday, when up to 1,000 troops entered the Kursk region, according to Russian reports.

Battles were still raging into Sunday, with Moscow bombing its own land in an attempt to contain Ukraine’s largest incursion into Russian territory since the start of the war.

In Ukraine, the country continues to battle Russia on domestic fronts, including a deadly air attack on Kyiv early Sunday.

A photo posted Sunday on the official Telegram account of Kursk Mayor Igor Kutsak of a car and a residential building destroyed by a missile attack in Kursk.HANDOUT / AFP - Getty ImagesUkraine had remained tight-lipped on the extent of its advance, but during a video address Saturday, Zelenskyy said his military was pushing into “the aggressor’s territory.”

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