Zelensky appears to confirm Kursk operation on 8 August 2024
A look back at the day Ukraine's president appeared to acknowledge ordering a major cross-border operation inside Russia.
What did Ukraine's leadership say about the cross-border operation inside Russia on 8 August 2024? President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to confirm that he had ordered a major operation, part of what became known as the 2024 Kursk offensive.
He said that Russia had brought war to Ukrainian land and that it should feel what it had done. The remark was read as an acknowledgement that Kyiv stood behind the action in Russian territory.
The statement followed another announcement a few days earlier. On 4 August 2024, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had received its first F-16 fighter aircraft from NATO allies.
Together, the two announcements, made within days of each other, marked a notable week in Ukraine's conduct of the war, with one concerning military aid from allies and the other an operation on Russian soil.
