Kyiv previously dodged questions about the purpose of its surprise incursion into Russia, where it reportedly has taken control of an area the size of Atlanta.
A Ukraine official on Thursday shed some light on the objectives of Kyiv's armored assault into the Kursk region of western Russia.Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak announced during a national TV broadcast that the surprise incursion was launched to boost Kyiv's position in future negotiations with Russia, Telegram channel Country Politics reported.
Ukraine's advances on Russian territory will also 'scare' Russians and worsen their attitude towards the Russian leader.Since the cross-border raid was launched on Tuesday, thousands of Kursk residents have been evacuated, and a state of emergency has been declared in the area which borders Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region.
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