MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported new gains in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, saying Ukraine's own incursion into Russian territory had failed to distract Moscow from pursuing its offensive in the Donbas region.
State news agency RIA quoted Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council, as saying Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, beginning on Aug. 6, had been aimed at improving Kyiv's negotiating position and diverting Russian forces in Donbas.
