Kursk, Ukraine and Russia

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin admits situation in Kursk ‘very difficult’ amid new Kyiv offensive
Ukraine has launched a new assault inside Russia’s Kursk oblast, expanding its incursion into Russian territory by as much as three miles. Kyiv’s new incursion came on the six-month anniversary of its first attack inside Kursk,
Ukraine advances 5km behind Russian lines in new Kursk offensive
Ukrainian forces have advanced up to five kilometres behind Russian lines in a fresh assault on the Kursk border region, footage suggests.
Ukraine Keeps Its Kursk Bargaining Chip for Any Russia Talks
Days after Ukrainian troops seized part of Russia’s Kursk region in a surprise attack, President Vladimir Putin told defense officials their “main objective” was to repel the invasion. Six months later,
Ukraine Launches Renewed Kursk Offensive: Reports
Ukraine's military reportedly launched a new offensive in Russia's Kursk region, according to multiple Russian military bloggers on Thursday.
Ukraine Launches New Offensive Push In Russia’s Kursk Region
Ukraine has staged a new offensive in Kursk, according to the Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) and mibloggers. Ukraine first invaded this Russian region six months ago to the day. Most accounts say that Ukrainian forces are attacking southeast of Sudzha,
Russia says Ukraine launched new Kursk offensive
Moscow said Thursday that Ukraine's army had launched a fresh offensive in the Russian Kursk border region, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Kyiv troops fighting on Russian soil.
Russia and Ukraine trade blame over an attack on a boarding school in Russia’s Kursk region
Competing claims have emerged over a deadly attack on a boarding school in Sudzha, a city in Russia’s Kursk region that has been under Ukrainian control for five months.
Over 900 Russian troops captured in Kursk, says Ukraine
Last year, the Ukrainian military said its forces had captured more than 700 Russian troops during operations in the Kursk region
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Ukraine accuses Russia of staging bomb attacks on its draft offices
Ukraine accused Russian spies of orchestrating multiple bomb attacks on its draft offices, as officials reported a new explosion on Wednesday that killed one person and hurt four more at a conscription centre in the west of the country.
Russia launches overnight attack on Ukraine with 77 drones and 2 ballistic missiles
Ukraine's air defense systems successfully intercepted 56 drones across 11 oblasts, including Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa.
Ukrainian forces mark anniversary of Kursk incursion with a counter-attack; seize 2 towns
Ukrainian forces counter-attack inside Russia's Kursk region, with Ukraine armored units breaking out of the town of Sudzha ...
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'We are ready': Ukraine offers Russia humanitarian corridor in Kursk, but silence from Moscow
Ukraine said it was ready to open a humanitarian corridor to let hundreds of Russian civilians living in border areas seized by its army return to Russian-controlled territory, if Moscow requests one.
Inside Ukraine's race to crank out unjammable, fiber-optic drones that can break through Russia's electronic warfare
Ukraine is ramping up fiber-optic drone production to counter Russian electronic warfare.
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Ahead of Trump’s return to office, Ukraine and Russia battle for Kursk
Russia and Ukraine are locked in an intense battle to control a patch of Russia’s Kursk region that is expected to be a key negotiating point in the peace talks Trump has pledged to hold.
Russia says it has taken control of city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces have taken control of the city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report. Russia calls the ...
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Trump ready to step up Russia sanctions to end war in Ukraine, special envoy says
U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to double down on the sanctions against Russia to pressure the Kremlin into ending ...