Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi revealed for the first time that 594 Russian servicemen have been taken prisoner in the Kursk direction. He also stated that the Defense Forces currently control 1,295 square kilometers of Russian territory and about a hundred settlements. He made these remarks at the "Ukraine 2024" forum.

Additionally, he mentioned that Russia is not withdrawing troops from Ukrainian Pokrovsk due to the Kursk operation but is instead focusing its efforts there. Russia has transferred around 30,000 troops from reserves and other areas to reinforce the Kursk direction.