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Kyiv’s forces seized more land in Russia in two weeks than Moscow has in Ukraine all year, but they haven’t diverted Russian manpower or eased pressure on eastern Ukraine’s toughest battlefronts.
Ukraine surprised everybody when it sent troops over the border on August 6 two-and-half years after Russia launched its invasion, and has made claims of new gains almost daily.
As Ukrainians expand control of territory taken from Russia in their surprise Kursk incursion, Kyiv Post went along with the military to get a firsthand look at the interaction with civilians.
The measure banning a church considered in Ukraine to be aligned with Putin's "Russian world" ideology needs to be signed into law by President Volodymyr Zelensky to take effect.
Ukraine sent troops and tanks over the border on August 6 in a surprise incursion two-and-half years after Russia launched its invasion and it says it makes new gains virtually each day.