Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russian soil leaves Putin humiliated
5 months ago

Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russian soil leaves Putin humiliated

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Putin is humiliated; we’ve embarrassed Russia once again,” a Ukrainian defence source told The Independent. This offensive really puts some new energy into the whole war machine.” open image in gallery President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with Security Council in Moscow on Friday Verified footage released on Friday showed a burnt-out convoy of 15 Russian military trucks spaced out along a highway in the Kursk region, some containing the bodies of dead soldiers. open image in gallery A satellite image shows the Sudzha border crossing in Oleshnya, Kursk Region Ukrainian special forces also conducted an amphibious raid on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit in the Black Sea's northwest on Friday, destroying six Russian armoured vehicles and about three dozen personnel, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency said. “It has shown this classic case of the Ukrainians being fast, nimble, smart and unexpected, and the lumbering Russian bear being caught off guard.” But he added a note of caution, warning that the Ukrainian aggression could play into Putin’s need to galvanise his own people.

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Russia Ukraine war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says
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3 days, 7 hours ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says

The Independent  

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Ukraine Kursk offensive: What Kyiv stands to gain and lose in surprise counterattack on Russian soil
3 days, 20 hours ago

Ukraine Kursk offensive: What Kyiv stands to gain and lose in surprise counterattack on Russian soil

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The attack started over the weekend, with unverified footage …

Russia ‘getting what it deserves’: Ukraine launches surprise attack in Kursk
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4 days, 12 hours ago

Russia ‘getting what it deserves’: Ukraine launches surprise attack in Kursk

Live Mint  

Ukraine launched a counterattack in the Kursk region of Russia on Sunday, warning that Moscow is "getting what it deserves", CNN reported. Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation, an official body, announced that Ukrainian forces had launched surprise attacks against Russian forces in various locations in Kursk. In a short post shared on Telegram, the …

Moscow is getting what it deserves: Ukraine launches counterattack in Russia's Kursk
4 days, 13 hours ago

Moscow is getting what it deserves: Ukraine launches counterattack in Russia's Kursk

India TV News  

Ukraine launched a counterattack in Russia's Kursk region on Sunday as it warned "Moscow is getting what it deserves". Ukrainian authorities said that Ukraine had carried out surprise attacks against Russian forces in several areas in the Kursk region. Here's what Russian Defence Ministry says A statement issued by the Russian Defence Ministry on Sunday confirms the counterattacks carried out …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,046
5 days, 13 hours ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,046

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Sunday, January 5: Russia has pledged to respond after it claimed to have shot down eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine at its border region of Belgorod. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia’s southern Kursk region. Zelenskyy also said guided Russian …

Ukraine pressing attacks in Russia’s Kursk region
5 days, 13 hours ago

Ukraine pressing attacks in Russia’s Kursk region

LA Times  

In this image taken from video distributed Saturday, Russian servicemen attend a combat training for assault units. President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region. In Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region, Zelensky said …

Russia claims it foiled several Ukrainian plots to kill senior officers with disguised bombs
2 weeks ago

Russia claims it foiled several Ukrainian plots to kill senior officers with disguised bombs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia has claimed it has …

Russia Ukraine war latest: Moscow claims assassination attempts foiled as Biden pledges more weapons to Kyiv
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Moscow claims assassination attempts foiled as Biden pledges more weapons to Kyiv

The Independent  

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Russia Ukraine war latest: Biden vows surge in weapons for Kyiv after ‘outrageous’ attack by Putin
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Biden vows surge in weapons for Kyiv after ‘outrageous’ attack by Putin

The Independent  

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In deadly attacks, Moscow bombards Kyiv, Ukraine strikes Russian border town
3 weeks ago

In deadly attacks, Moscow bombards Kyiv, Ukraine strikes Russian border town

LA Times  

People take shelter in a metro station during an air raid alarm in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killed at least one person and wounded 13 others, officials said. A Ukrainian attack on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a local official …

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’
1 month ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

The Independent  

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Ukraine and Russia agree on return of 46 Kursk residents after rare talks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine and Russia agree on return of 46 Kursk residents after rare talks

Firstpost  

The deal comes at a tense moment in the Ukraine conflict, with Kyiv firing British and US-supplied long-range missiles into Russia and Moscow firing a hypersonic missile at its neighbour. Dozens of residents from Russia’s Kursk border region have been returned from Ukraine following rare and “painstaking” negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, Moscow said on Friday. In August, Ukraine conducted …

Putin Warns of Harsh Response to Long-Range Strikes on Russia
2 months, 1 week ago

Putin Warns of Harsh Response to Long-Range Strikes on Russia

China Daily  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his defense ministry about the possibility of long-range strikes from the United States and its NATO allies into Russia. Putin said that Moscow would have to respond accordingly and that different options are being examined, but that it was too early to say exactly how Russia would react.

Putin Warns of Harsh Response to Long-Range Strikes on Russia
2 months, 1 week ago

Putin Warns of Harsh Response to Long-Range Strikes on Russia

China Daily  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will respond to any long-range strikes on Russian territory with appropriate measures. He did not provide details about how Russia would react but said that Moscow would have to respond accordingly and explore different options. The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has been asking his Western allies for permission to use long-range missiles …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 933
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 933

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence units destroyed 29 drones Ukraine launched overnight targeting seven Russian regions, including Bryansk, Smolensk, Oryol, Belgorod, Kaluga and Rostov. Admiral Rob Bauer, who serves as the principal adviser to NATO’s secretary-general, said Ukraine would have a good military reason to strike deeper into …

Ukraine’s attack on Russia started as a triumph – but could turn into a tragic strategic mistake
4 months ago

Ukraine’s attack on Russia started as a triumph – but could turn into a tragic strategic mistake

The Independent  

Ukraine took more than 300 square miles of the Kursk region in the first month of its counter-invasion of Russia, raising morale at home and challenging a growing sense in the West that stalemate was the best Kyiv could hope for. General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the military commander behind the daring operation, has largely highlighted the need to take pressure off …

The View from India newsletter: Did Zelenskyy’s Kursk gamble backfire?
4 months ago

The View from India newsletter: Did Zelenskyy’s Kursk gamble backfire?

The Hindu  

Last year, the much-awaited counteroffensive Ukraine had launched in the east and the south failed to make any breakthrough. In July, when Ukraine was under heavy pressure on the battlefield, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the country’s top military commander, gathered a secret meeting of his top officers to disclose an ambitious plan. If in the 2023 spring, Ukraine tried to cut …

Deadly strike hits Ukraine's Lviv as Moscow advances in east
4 months ago

Deadly strike hits Ukraine's Lviv as Moscow advances in east

The Hindu  

A Russian strike on west Ukraine’s Lviv, hundreds of kilometres from the front, killed seven persons on Wednesday, authorities said as Moscow claimed advances in the war-torn nation’s east. The missile attack also wounded 40 people, damaging schools and medical facilities as well as buildings in Lviv’s historic centre, according to the office of Ukraine’s prosecutor general. At least seven …

After Ukraine's incursion into Russia, the world gets a glimpse of life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain
4 months ago

After Ukraine's incursion into Russia, the world gets a glimpse of life behind Vladimir Putin's iron curtain

ABC  

In the back of an armoured combat truck, the drive towards the border is rough, hot and noisy. But after Ukraine's audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region, its military leads us into the enemy territory it holds, at least for now. "When we talk to them, they say that they do not know what has been happening in Ukraine for …

On Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk
4 months, 1 week ago

On Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk

The Hindu  

In the early hours of August 6, the regional government of Kursk, a federal subject of Russia that borders Ukraine to the west, sent an alarm on its Telegram channel asking residents to run for shelter from incoming missile attacks. Several residential buildings were severely damaged.” Ukraine had launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s southwestern province of Kursk, in the …

A Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack
4 months, 1 week ago

A Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local authorities said, just as Kryvyi Rih was observing an official day of mourning for an attack the previous day that killed four civilians at a hotel. Tuesday’s attack, which also wounded five people, was part of a barrage of dozens of missiles and …

Ukraine takes 100 Russian settlements in Kursk as Zelensky vows revenge for airstrikes
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine takes 100 Russian settlements in Kursk as Zelensky vows revenge for airstrikes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine claims to have taken …

Russia claims major attack on Ukraine: ‘Electricity supply, rail network struck’ | Top updates
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia claims major attack on Ukraine: ‘Electricity supply, rail network struck’ | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine on Monday, targeting the electricity supply and disrupting the rail transport of arms and ammunition to the front lines, Kremlin claimed. Russia-Ukraine war escalates | Latest Updates • Russia's defence ministry stated that missiles were fired from the air and sea, hitting electricity substations in nine Ukrainian regions and gas compressor stations in …

Russia targets cities and infrastructure in largest air attack since war began, Ukraine says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia targets cities and infrastructure in largest air attack since war began, Ukraine says

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone attack aimed at energy infrastructure across Ukraine at the start of the week, marking the biggest air assault since the war began, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv also reported that former Wagner mercenaries were among the troops at the border and urged Minsk “not to make tragic mistakes for their …

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since 6 August, when Ukraine …

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of Kursk would …

Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, and Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, right, look at a map during their visit to Sumy, Ukraine, on Thursday. President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit Thursday to the northeastern Ukrainian border area from which his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia more than two weeks ago, seizing dozens of settlements. Zelensky said the Kursk …

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

New Indian Express  

A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv's forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II. Why the Russian military seems to have been caught so unprepared: A long border, with …

Disarray in Putin’s military command exposed by Ukraine’s attack in Russia, says Zelensky’s chief adviser
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Disarray in Putin’s military command exposed by Ukraine’s attack in Russia, says Zelensky’s chief adviser

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mykhailo Podolyak said that Russia’s military “doesn’t live up …

The Ukraine incursion has called Putin’s bluff – and rightly damaged his reputation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Ukraine incursion has called Putin’s bluff – and rightly damaged his reputation

The Independent  

Even in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, there is only so much that can be done to suppress bad news. The surprise Ukrainian incursion into Russian sovereign territory has proved far more significant and sustainable than any previous opportunistic minor raids, and has humiliated the Kremlin and President Putin personally. As Volodymyr Zelensky puts it, “Russia brought war to others, and now …

What we know about Ukraine's surprise push into Russian territory
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What we know about Ukraine's surprise push into Russian territory

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The surprise attack by Ukrainian …

What we know about Ukraine’s surprise push into Russian territory
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What we know about Ukraine’s surprise push into Russian territory

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — For more than a week, Ukrainian troops have pushed into the Kursk region of Russia, just north of their border, in the most extensive incursion by Kyiv’s forces in the 2½-year-old war. The surprise attack by Ukrainian troops in tanks and other armored vehicles began Aug. 6 and came from several directions into Russia’s Kursk region. Zelenskyy …

A second Russian border region declares an emergency as Ukrainian forces press their incursion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A second Russian border region declares an emergency as Ukrainian forces press their incursion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia’s Belgorod border region declared …

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack

ABC  

Standing in a car park after escaping with their lives, a group of stunned villagers delivered their message to Vladimir Putin. In a report that aired on Channel One Russia this week, military correspondent Semyon Pegov gave viewers the thumbs-up and said the mood among troops was "positive". On Monday, Putin said Zelenskyy's military, "with the help of its Western …

Kyiv attack aimed at cease-fire talks: Putin
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kyiv attack aimed at cease-fire talks: Putin

China Daily  

Volunteers sort out humanitarian aid brought by donors for displaced people at a collecting station in Moscow on Tuesday, following Ukraine's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine's biggest attack on Russian territory since the start of the conflict was aimed at improving Kyiv's negotiating position ahead of the possible peace talks …

Ukraine keeps advancing in attack inside Russia that has humiliated Putin
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine keeps advancing in attack inside Russia that has humiliated Putin

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating …

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Russian army is intensifying …

Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region

Hindustan Times  

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region MOSCOW -Russian forces on Tuesday struck back at Ukrainian troops with missiles, drones and airstrikes in actions that one senior commander said had halted Ukraine's advance after the biggest attack on sovereign Russian territory since the war began. Russian war bloggers reported intense battles across …

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions

China Daily  

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting regarding the situation in the Kursk region, in his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on August 12, 2024. MOSCOW -- Ukraine's attack on the Russian border will receive a "worthy response" and the Russian military's main task is to knock the Ukrainian forces out of Russian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. …

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated

Live Mint  

Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, Russian President Vladimir Putin was told. Putin said the Defense Ministry’s main task was to “drive out the enemy from our territories and, together with the Border Service, ensure reliable protection of the state border.” …

Ukraine's incursion into Russia embarrasses Putin. How will it affect course of war? EXPLAINED
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine's incursion into Russia embarrasses Putin. How will it affect course of war? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

A swift Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk region was the largest such cross-border raid by Kyiv’s forces in the nearly 30 months of the war, exposing Russia’s vulnerabilities and dealing a painful blow to the Kremlin. Unlike previous raids conducted by small groups of Russian volunteers fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, the incursion into the Kursk region reportedly involved units from …

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine’s president acknowledges military incursion onto Russian soil

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has broken the government’s silence on it by indirectly acknowledging the ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.” Zelenskyy’s comment came in his nightly address late Saturday. But Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday …

Ukraine’s president indirectly acknowledges daring military incursion onto Russian soil
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine’s president indirectly acknowledges daring military incursion onto Russian soil

LA Times  

Residents of an apartment building damaged after shelling from the Ukrainian side leave the area Sunday in Kursk, Russia. Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has broken the government’s silence on it by indirectly acknowledging the ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.” Zelensky’s comment …

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Belarus’s foreign ministry warned that further airspace violations could …

Russia launches new operation to halt advancing Ukrainian troops
5 months ago

Russia launches new operation to halt advancing Ukrainian troops

The Hindu  

Moscow on Saturday mounted a "counter-terror operation" in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv's advance deeper into Russia and warned that the fighting endangered a nuclear power plant. Russia's nuclear agency on Saturday warned the Ukrainian attack posed a "direct threat" to the nearby Kursk nuclear power station. Belarus, Russia's close ally, on Saturday ordered military reinforcements — …

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion
5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the nearly 2½-year-old war. He also said that Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, had sent him multiple reports about the front-line …

Kursk offensive: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia
5 months ago

Kursk offensive: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia

CNN  

CNN — Vladimir Putin fixed the commander in chief of Russia’s military, General Valery Gerasimov, with a cold stare and a look of exasperation. On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said units had “thwarted the attempts of the enemy’s mobile groups to get to the depth” of Russian territory near Ivashkovsky, Malaya Loknya, and Olgovka in the Kursk region. Russian …

Here's what we know about Ukraine's military offensive in Russia
5 months ago

Here's what we know about Ukraine's military offensive in Russia

NPR  

Here's what we know about Ukraine's military offensive in Russia Ukraine is on day four of a surprise attack on Kursk, some 330 miles south of Moscow. Both Russia and Ukraine are saying little, but we do know that Ukraine is on Day 4 of a surprise attack on Kursk - that's some 330 miles south of Moscow. Russia is …

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia
5 months ago

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia

NPR  

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia toggle caption Acting governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov's Telegram channel/AP KYIV, Ukraine — In a brazen attack that caught Russia off-guard, Ukraine’s military has sent a large ground force across its border and into western Russia. The Ukrainian soldiers crossed the country's northeastern border Tuesday and now …

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