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Kursk incursion stopped Russian invasion of Zaporizhzhia, Zelensky claims

The Kyiv Independent
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Kyiv launched a surprise cross-border incursion into Russia 's Kursk Oblast in August 2024 .

The aim of the incursion was to create "a buffer zone" that would protect Ukraine 's major northeastern cities, Kharkiv and Sumy , from another Russian offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Zelenski also claimed that the operation prevented Russia from carrying out large-scale operations in northeastern and southern Ukraine .