Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Ukrainian soldiers are fighting in Russia.
  • In an address to the nation, Zelenskyy referenced operations in the "aggressor's territory."
  • Russia declared a state of emergency in the Kursk region following Ukrainian attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian troops have taken the war into Russian territory.

"Today, Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi has already reported several times – on the frontline situation and on our actions to push the war out into the aggressor's territory," he said in an address to the nation on Saturday.