MORALE BOOST FOR UKRAINE
The operation has “enormously raised our morale, the morale of the Ukrainian military, state and society”, the Ukrainian official mentioned, talking late on Saturday after weeks of Russian advances in jap Ukraine.
“This operation has proven that we will go on the offensive, transfer ahead,” the official mentioned.
“Evidently the Russians have issues with coordination, preparedness for motion,” he mentioned.
However he mentioned there had been little impact up to now on combating within the east.
“The state of affairs is mainly unchanged. Their stress within the east continues, they don’t seem to be pulling again troops from the realm,” he mentioned, including solely that “the depth of Russian assaults has gone down a bit bit”.
The official mentioned Ukrainian troops would respect worldwide humanitarian legislation whereas on Russian territory and had no plans to annexe areas they at the moment maintain.
“There isn’t any thought of annexation … We’re working in strict accordance with worldwide legislation,” he mentioned, contrasting this with alleged violations by Russian troops in occupied territory.
Requested whether or not capturing the Kursk nuclear energy plant close to the border was an goal, he mentioned: “We’ll see how the Kursk operation will develop”.
“We completely is not going to trigger issues for nuclear safety. This we will assure,” he mentioned.
The Worldwide Atomic Power Company has urged either side “to train most restraint in an effort to keep away from a nuclear accident with the potential for severe radiological penalties”.
