Ukrainian forces advance 30km into Russia, Zelenskyy explains incursion’s goals | ABC News

Ukrainian forces advance 30km into Russia, Zelenskyy explains incursion’s goals | ABC News

Ukrainian forces have reportedly advanced as far as 30 kilometres into Russia in the first ground attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the operation is designed to expand the conflict into enemy territory and neutralise launching sites in the Kursk region for air strikes on Ukraine’s Sumy region.

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