President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug. 12 that Kyiv’s operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast is a “catastrophe” for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his full-scale war against Ukraine. Zelensky’s evening address came after Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that Ukrainian forces control abound 1,000 square kilometers in Kursk Oblast as their incursion continues into its seventh day. The Kyiv Independent couldn’t independently verify Syrskyi’s claim. According to Zelensky, this area covers the territories from which Moscow launched attacks on Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, the r…