A Russian guided bomb attack on Wednesday killed at least 13 people and injured 63 in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, authorities said. The blast left bodies strewn across a road alongside injured residents.

Russia had suffered heavy losses in five months of fighting Ukraine's forces in southern Russia's Kursk region, the president said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some 38,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded fighting in Russia's western Kursk region since August.

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could be decisive in the outcome of the 34-month-old war with Russia and help stop Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that Russian losses amount to more than 38,000 soldiers over five months of operations in Kursk Oblast, including approximately 15,000 killed.

Ukraine shoots down 28 out of 38 drones launched overnight. Five months after Ukraine launched a massive incursion into the border region of Kursk, Volodymyr Zelenski has stated that Russia has suffered significant losses there,

In a recent address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed confidence in the United States' unwavering support as Ukraine continues to resist Russia's prolonged invasion. He emphasized that peace would not be granted as a gift but must be achieved through strength and resilience.