Ukraine’s Kursk operation is not aggression, says human rights activist

Kateryna Rashevska, a human rights activist and lawyer at the Regional Center for Human Rights, told Radio NV that Ukraine's actions in Kursk Oblast are considered an occupation under international law.

She clarified that Ukraine has not stated an intention to liberate the region from Putin's regime, nor is this an act of aggression or a violation of international humanitarian law.

Rashevska explained that the operation is a shift of Russian aggression onto its own territory, and if Ukraine adheres to international laws governing occupation, it will not face international responsibility for this action.

She also noted that terms like "effective control" or "strong control" apply to the situation and reminded that Article 51 of the UN Charter allows for war to be transferred to the aggressor state's territory.