Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the incursion into Russia\u2019s Kursk region was the first part of Kyiv\u2019s victory plan, which he intends to present to US President Joe Biden in September. <\/p>\n
At a press conference in Ukraine\u2019s capital on Tuesday, Zelensky said he plans on attending the United Nations General Assembly in September, where he would meet Biden. He added that the plan\u2019s success largely depends on the US. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe success of this plan depends on him. Will they give what we have in this plan or not. Will we be free to use what we have in this plan or not,\u201d he asked. <\/p>\n
He said the plan would be presented to both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. \u201cAs we don\u2019t know who the president of the US will be and we want to conduct this plan,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
While light on details, Zelensky said the four-stage plan began with the cross-border incursion into Kursk, which he said \u201cis already done.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cSecond direction is Ukraine\u2019s strategic place in the security infrastructure of the world,\u201d Zelensky continued. \u201cThird direction is the powerful package of forcing Russia to end the war in a diplomatic way, and the fourth direction is economical.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cKursk region is part of our plan. The plan of our victory. It may sound ambitious for someone, but it\u2019s a very important plan for us,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
He stopped short of giving more information, saying \u201che can\u2019t say everything.\u201d <\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s surprise military incursion this month left Russia struggling to shore up its own territory. Kyiv seems to have multiple goals with the assault, from boosting morale after a torrid few months to stretching Russia\u2019s resources. <\/p>\n
It also raised questions on how it would end aggressions as Russia has continued to advance in eastern Ukraine and is closing in on the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, where authorities are scrambling to evacuate tens of thousands of residents <\/p>\n
Speaking at the heads of state institutions forum in Kyiv, Syrskyi claimed around 30,000 Russian forces have already been redeployed to Kursk, adding that the \u201cfigure is growing.\u201d <\/p>\n
At the same forum, Zelensky hailed Ukraine\u2019s development of what he described as a new long-range rocket drone, called \u201cPalianytsia,\u201d which he has previously suggested was Ukraine\u2019s \u201cown way to take real action\u201d amid restrictions by Western allies on the use of long-range weapons within Russia. <\/p>\n
\u201cPalianytsia\u201d is a Ukrainian word for a type of bread that is typically reputed to be difficult to pronounce by Russians. Since the start of the war, Ukrainians have used the word to identify saboteurs or members of the Russian military. <\/p>\n
As the fighting continues on several fronts, Russia launched its biggest ever aerial attack against Ukraine on Monday, hitting energy infrastructure across the country. More strikes landed on Tuesday morning, killing five people and raising the death toll from this week\u2019s attacks to 12. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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