U.S. scrutinizes Ukraine's strategic intent in Kursk offensive

Ukrainians continue their offensive in the Kursk region of Russia. During a press conference, Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh was asked about the matter. Singh emphasized that Washington remains in constant contact with Kyiv and that the Pentagon "still has some questions" regarding the attack near Kursk.

As she mentioned, the Pentagon is primarily interested in how the attacks on Russian territory "fit into Ukraine's strategic objectives".

- When it comes to Kursk, we have an understanding from what President Zelenskyy laid out that they want to create a buffer zone. We are still working on with Ukraine on how that fits into their strategic objectives on the battlefield itself. When we feel confident that we have a better understanding of how that all knits together, you know, I'm happy to read out more - stated Singh.

Asked why the Pentagon does not officially support the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, the spokesperson replied that the USA "supports Ukraine in a broad spectrum".

Singh reminded that the United States has allowed Ukraine, among other things, to use American weapons to repel Russian attacks conducted from border areas.

- And that border region does include Kursk (…), so she explained that they are defending against Russian attacks from that region.