President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky told NBC News in an interview that the lack of long-range weapons was the main reason for the start of the operation in the Kursk region of Russia.
Details about the reasons for the Kursk operation are reported by URA-Inform, citing NBC News.
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Zelensky noted that Ukraine expected to receive long-range missiles and shells in larger quantities, but in reality the number of deliveries was significantly smaller.
According to the president, limited resources of long-range weapons forced Ukraine to look for alternative solutions. This led to the launch of an operation in the Kursk region, which he said was successful. Zelensky stressed that the lack of long-range weapons and Russia's upcoming plans to create a buffer zone along the Ukrainian border pushed the country to take action.
He He also noted that after the successful defense of Kharkov, where Ukrainian forces were able to stop Russian advances, a threat arose in the northern areas, such as Sumy and Chernihiv. While acknowledging that Russia's plans had not changed, Zelensky explained that Ukraine had decided to carry out the operation in order to create a buffer zone itself, rather than allow Russia to do so on Ukrainian territory.
It is also worth recalling that the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that readiness to reach Moscow.