[Korrespondent] 20:16 Zelensky said in an evening video address that he heard Syrsky's report today regarding Ukrainian defense and offensive steps, "regarding the changes in the situation in the Kursk region and our reaction - a strong reaction." The President noted each Ukrainian unit in this direction, where the Defense Forces "are maintaining the situation on our bridgehead within the calculations."
18:47 The operation in Kursk region continues, the General Staff reported. The enemy's aviation continues to raze its own villages and towns to the ground. Since the beginning of the day, Russian aircraft have carried out 12 strikes with 16 KABs on their own territory.
16:18 The Russian counteroffensive in the Kursk region has been stopped, part of its territory remains under Ukrainian control, said the representative of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Commandant's Office Alexey Dmitrashkovsky. According to him, Russian troops "tried to attack from the flanks, but were stopped, the situation has stabilized and today everything is under our control, they did not succeed."