Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said his country’s forces have seized dozens of Russian localities in the southern region of Kursk, one week into its surprise cross-border offensive. “Ukraine controls 74 communities,” Zelensky said on the social media platform X. The figure is far higher than Russian authorities have publicized. The acting governor of Kursk, Alexei Smirnov, stated on Monday that 28 localities were under Ukrainian control. The Ukrainian DeepState mapping project estimates that 44 settlements have been seized, while independent Russian media have put the figure…