CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed Kyiv’s troops are fighting inside Russia, days into the surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin.
Now into its sixth day, the attack on Kursk is a significant development in the more than two-year old conflict.
The surprise factor appear to have worked: as of Sunday, Russian troops seemed to struggle to stop the Ukrainian advances and push Kyiv troops back.
The governor of Kursk region has urged authorities there to speed up evacuations on Sunday.
Early on Sunday, Moscow launched drone and missile attacks against Kyiv region, according to local officials.
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