Ukrainian troops have achieved the first invasion of Russian territory since World War II. A part of the Kursk region, in southwestern Russia, has been taken by the army of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Since August 6, Ukraine has taken over an area of land similar to what Russia has taken in the last year. This is explained by Gonzalo M. Vallejo, an expert in military strategy and editor of the magazine ‘Ejércitos’, in the video accompanying this news. Vallejo clarifies that “the value of those square kilometers is not the same as that of those taken by Russia.” It is the first time in a year that Ukrainian troops feel a certain optimism, according to Cristian Segura, EL PAÍS’ special correspondent to Ukraine. “The euphoria is due to the fact that, until now, the only thing they had been able to do was defend themselves from the slow but constant Russian advance,” he emphasizes.
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