Kursk, Russia and Ukraine

Russia says it retook 63.2% of territory captured by Ukraine in its Kursk region
Russian forces have retaken 63.2% of the territory captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday.
Opinion
The strategic logic of Ukraine’s further push into Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine aimed to challenge the self-imposed red lines set by the Biden administration and other Western leaders regarding its ability to strike back against Russia.
Ahead of Trump’s return to office, Ukraine and Russia battle for Kursk
Ukraine’s continued focus on Kursk shows how important Kyiv believes it is to hold on to Russian land, especially if Trump pushes both sides to the negotiating table.
Ukraine is bringing war 'back to Russia,' Zelenskyy says after new Kursk offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some 38,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded fighting in Russia's western Kursk region since August.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine captured 2 wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region. Here's what we know.
In a statement posted on X, Zelenskyy said he had instructed Ukraine's security service to allow journalists access to the captured soldiers.
Ukraine attacks Russia’s Kursk from multiple directions in surprise assault
The surprise attack seeks to reverse Ukraine’s decreasing hold of the region. Since Kyiv’s forces gained partial control of Kursk following a daring cross-border assault last August, Russian troops, aided by North Korean soldiers, have halved the territory held by Ukraine, albeit while suffering thousands of casualties.
Kursk Maps Show Ukraine's Shock New Incursions Into Russia
Ukraine's fresh offensive in Kursk comes nearly six months after Kyiv first sent troops into the western Russian region.
Ukraine's special forces claim to repel North Korean assault in Russia's Kursk Oblast, killing 17 soldiers
A Ukrainian mopping-up group encountered one surviving North Korean fighter who had set an unsuccessful trap. The soldier attempted to mislead the Ukrainian soldiers and then detonated a grenade to avoid capture,
Ukraine captures 27 Russian soldiers amid Kursk offensive
Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk region have captured 27 Russian soldiers. Intense fighting continues in the area. This is partly due to the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump. The Ukrainian air assault forces reported capturing 27 Russian soldiers in the Kursk region.
Ukraine-Russia latest: Four dead in Kyiv as Putin’s forces launch barrage of drones and missiles
Four dead in Kyiv as Putin’s forces launch barrage of drones and missiles - ‘This aggressive Russian action is not acceptable ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN5d
Ukraine’s new Kursk push brings minor gains, raising concerns over limited resources
Since the new push in Russia’s Kursk Oblast in early January, Ukraine has made small gains and managed to capture the first ...
Ukraine Machine-Gunners 'Could Not Handle Pace of Killing' in Kursk—Report
Both Russia and Ukraine suffer heavy casualties in the battles in Kursk, with questions about their abilities to sustain the ...
The New York Times6d
Battles Rage Inside Russia, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans
The fighting, in the Kursk region of Russia ... without clarifying the terms — Ukraine hopes to use Russian territory as a bargaining chip. Russia, relying on North Korean reinforcements ...
Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly but Moscow and Kyiv are digging in before any talks
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as ...
Every single North Korean soldier fighting for Putin could be killed in 12 WEEKS as Vlad is already losing 100 a day
EVERY last North Korean troop fighting in Putin’s bloody war could be wiped out within a matter of weeks, with nearly 100 ...
Putin missile attack on Zelenskyy's hometown kills five as it emerges Ukraine eliminated Russian chemicals colonel in attack using UK-supplied Storm Shadow
Children were forced to jump from windows to get out of the wreckage, unable to reach shelter before the missiles fell, ...
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Bodies of seven civilians found in village in Kursk Region
KURSK, January 19. /TASS/. Remains of seven civilians were found in two basements in Russkoye Porechnoye village in the Kursk Region that was liberated by the Russian military, Russian law enforcement ...