Ukraine said its forces had taken control of 74 settlements in Russia's southern Kursk region and that its major cross-border incursion had advanced 1-3 kilometres over the last 24 hours. Briefing President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Kyiv's military had seized 40 square kilometres (15 square miles) of new territory over the past 24 hours. Zelenskiy thanked his troops for taking new Russian prisoners of war. #russiaukraineconflict #f16fighterjet #putin