Medvedev Advocates Russian Expansion

Russia's deputy security council head, Dmitry Medvedev, stated that Russian forces must continue their advance to key Ukrainian cities. He emphasized that Moscow's operation should exceed the territories it currently holds and will only stop when strategically beneficial.

Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia's security council, has declared that Russian forces must advance to significant Ukrainian cities, including Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Mykolayiv, and Kyiv.

Responding to Ukrainian actions in the Kursk region, Medvedev argued that the mission should extend past securing current territories considered by Moscow as its own.

Medvedev stressed that Russian advances would cease only when it is advantageous for Moscow to halt operations.

(With inputs from agencies.)