▲ 795 ▼ Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 105 comments fedilink hide all child comments Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday. They have captured around 1,000 square kilometers of Russian land so far, Kyiv's top general said. That figure is almost as much territory as Russia has seized in Ukraine this year.
[–] worldwidewave@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (2 children) That, or “reclaiming their own land” was a bit more expansive than we all realized /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 26 points 2 years ago Technically Earth is the native land of all Ukrainians. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Can you imagine how dumb we would all feel if Russia was right? (/s) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 26 points 2 years ago Technically Earth is the native land of all Ukrainians. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Can you imagine how dumb we would all feel if Russia was right? (/s) permalink fedilink source parent