Ukraine shas said it now controls 100 Russian settlements and 1,294 square kilometres of Russian territory (500 square miles)
The incursion into the Kursk region began three weeks ago – last week, President Zelensky said Ukraine controlled more than 1,250 sq km of Russian territory
Ukraine’s commander in chief Oleksandr Syrskyi also says Ukraine has captured 594 Russian soldiers
Earlier, Russia launched another wave of strikes on Ukraine, with four people killed, a day after one of its biggest air attacks of the war
Meanwhile, it is being reported that another person has been confirmed killed after Russia’s attack on the central city of Kryvyi Rih.
In a post on Telegram, Serhiy Lysak, the regional head for Dnipropetrovsk, says one person remains missing at the scene of the attack at the Aurora hotel – adding that rescue operations are ongoing.
He also provides an update about the nearby city of Nikopol, saying a 70-year-old man has been killed by Russian shelling.
It is the second confirmed death in Nikopol, after a 65-year-old man was also reported killed by Russian artillery.
