{"id":113696,"date":"2024-10-13T14:05:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T07:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113696"},"modified":"2024-10-13T14:05:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T07:05:46","slug":"zelenskyy-says-troops-hold-kursk-positions-dw-10-13-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113696","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy says troops hold Kursk positions \u2013 DW \u2013 10\/13\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en i1sf8oqe m1km9ap7 wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07\"><span class=\"publication icns9en i1sf8oqe m1km9ap7 wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">10\/13\/2024<\/time><span class=\"sr-only s28j2rd\">October 13, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"hr9hvkd h16xqir8 seipclg b1ho1h07\">Zelenskyy says Ukraine &#8216;holding the lines&#8217; in Russia&#8217;s Kursk region<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv&#8217;s forces were holding their ground in Russia&#8217;s Kursk border region.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian forces have held <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/visiting-sudzha-russian-kursk-border-town-held-by-ukraine\/a-70016817\">part of the region since an incursion in early August<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Regarding the Kursk operation, there were attempts by Russia to push back our positions, but we are holding the lines,&#8221; Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vjs-wrapper embed big\">\n<h2 aria-label=\"Embedded video \u2014 Russia launches counteroffensive in Kursk\" class=\"headline\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\"><g fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M14.114 7.599H13.5l.002 4.706h.601l4.582 3.25-.005-11.11zM11.084 4.444l-9.007.002-1.336.797.002 9.514 1.334.793 9.007.006 1.509-.799-.004-9.516z\"\/><\/g><\/svg>Russia launches counteroffensive in Kursk<\/h2>\n<p><video id=\"video-70215570\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" preload=\"none\" poster=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-id=\"70215570\" data-posterurl=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/70199532_605.webp\" data-duration=\"01:34\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/je\/je20240913_Kursk20E_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\"><source src=\"https:\/\/tvdownloaddw-a.akamaihd.net\/dwtv_video\/flv\/je\/je20240913_Kursk20E_AVC_1920x1080.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/source><\/source><\/video><\/div>\n<p>He also said that the situation for Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donetsk region and the southern Zaporizhzhia region was &#8220;very difficult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy also said\u00a0that, with the help of Western investment, he wants to significantly\u00a0expand arms production in his country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our industrial capacity allows us to produce far more drones, more\u00a0shells, and military equipment than our country&#8217;s financial\u00a0capabilities allow,&#8221; Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked all the partners who have already invested in the Ukrainian defense industry. &#8220;Thanks to these investments, we have significantly increased production, particularly of drones,&#8221; the Ukrainian president\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Russia announced its forces had recaptured two villages in the Kursk region.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has said it aims to create a buffer zone in Kursk to stop the Russian shelling of Ukrainian border regions. 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