U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk oblast with his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov. This was reported on the morning of August 20 by the Telegram channel "DW Glavnoe", citing Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh.
The ministers also discussed continued allied support "to meet Ukraine's urgent military needs".
"The Secretary reaffirmed that the United States supports Ukraine and will continue to maintain close contact", - Singh emphasized.
She also noted that russia is redeploying troops from Ukraine to the Kursk oblast. Singh did not specify which areas the redeployment is coming from.