Russia says it has recaptured Kursk towns – DW – 09/16/2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has condemned political violence everywhere following the alleged assassination of former US President Donald Trump.

“It's good that the suspect of the assassination was caught quickly. This is our principle: the rule of law is paramount and political violence has no place in the world,” Zelenskiy told Trump and his supporters. He said while offering good wishes for Khana.

According to some US media, the suspect was a staunch supporter of Ukraine and had even traveled there to aid the war effort against Russia.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also commented on the incident.

“We can see how tense the situation is between political rivals, including political infighting,” Peskov said. “We are watching it closely, but we have never interfered with it in any way and we are not interfering now.”

Kyiv regional authorities said they managed to shoot down 53 of the 56 Russian drones sent into the capital and surrounding area overnight.

Governor Ruslan Karachenko said the remaining three missiles did not damage critical infrastructure.

“Russian attack drones were heading towards Kiev from different directions and from different groups,” Serhii Popko, head of Kiev's military administration, wrote on Telegram. “According to initial information, there was no loss of life or property in Kiev.”

The Kremlin has claimed that the Kursk towns of Ospinoka and Borki have returned to Russian control.

The claim could not be made independently Confirmed, but Russian officials are keen to emphasize that they are carrying out a successful counter-offensive in the region.

Last week, they claimed to have retaken 10 settlements that had been seized by Ukrainian forces since their surprise offensive in August – the largest on Russian soil since World War II.

At the same time, Ukraine said it had invited the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help with humanitarian efforts in Kursk.

“Ukraine is ready to simplify its work and demonstrate compliance with international humanitarian law,” Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiha told social media site X, previously on Twitter, after a visit to the benign region bordering Russia's Kursk. It was written, written.

es/rmt (AP, AFP, DPA, Reuters)