Ukraine plans to create ‘buffer zone’ in Russian Kursk region, says Kyiv colonel
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine plans to create ‘buffer zone’ in Russian Kursk region, says Kyiv colonel

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 colonel, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak publicly, said they were planning to create a “buffer zone” in Russia, one that mirrors the area carved out of the nearby Ukrainian region of Kharkiv by Moscow’s troops in May. “Well, we have plans to create a buffer zone also but on the Russian side of the border.” He added: “This was a very carefully planned operation. Medics dress the wounds of a man in a field hospital at an undisclosed location in Russia’s Kursk region While the Kremlin has, since the operation began on 6 August, several times falsely declared that its forces have repelled the Ukrainian attacks, Russian defence officials admitted their soldiers have been fighting Ukrainian forces close to Tolpino and Obshchy Kolodez, villages that are 32km inside Russia. The colonel added that the attack has “lifted” morale among Ukraine’s troops, who for months have suffered high casualties and a slowly advancing Russia.

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Zelensky’s Kursk operation can be a costly gambit as Putin targets eastern Ukraine
3 months ago

Zelensky’s Kursk operation can be a costly gambit as Putin targets eastern Ukraine

Firstpost  

Russia not evicting the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk should not be viewed as a weakness but could be a deliberate move to achieve its bigger goal in eastern Ukraine On September 10, there were reports that Russia had captured the village of Novohrodivka, just 10 km from Pokrovsk, which is a key transportation hub sitting at the crossroads of major …

Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk region
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk region

The Hindu  

Russian forces have gained control of the Kirove settlement, known in Ukraine as Verezamske, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Russia has been making incremental gains in the region at a time when Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia's Kursk region after a surprise cross-border attack that began on Aug. 6. Separately, the defence …

Ukraine takes 100 Russian settlements in Kursk as Zelensky vows revenge for airstrikes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Ukraine’s army chief says his troops control nearly 500 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s army chief says his troops control nearly 500 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region

LA Times  

The chief of Ukraine’s army said Tuesday that the country’s troops have gained control of nearly 500 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region since their surprise incursion three weeks ago. Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia is not relocating troops to Kursk from Donetsk, the eastern Ukraine region that is the center of the war and where Russia has been making …

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

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

The Independent  

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Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
4 months ago

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there

The Independent  

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Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia
4 months 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 Enters Russian Soil: Big Win or Big Mistake? - News18
4 months ago

Ukraine Enters Russian Soil: Big Win or Big Mistake? - News18

News 18  

Ukraine has entered Russian territory, taking the war to Vladimir Putin’s doorstep. Thirdly, the short-term gain from Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was to simply alleviate the stress on its forces in Donbas, by forcing Russia to pull out its troops from there. It may be able to use jammers deeper into Russian territory, which will affect Russia’s air superiority. And finally, …

Zelensky has humiliated Putin, but what good can his ‘buffer zone’ do?
4 months ago

Zelensky has humiliated Putin, but what good can his ‘buffer zone’ do?

The Independent  

Had Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” gone to plan, then Volodymyr Zelensky would long ago have fled Kyiv and now be whiling away his days in exile as a rather pathetic figure, living in some mansion supplied by his old allies in, say, the English home counties. If the Russian invasion of February 2022 had fulfilled its fanciful objectives, Ukraine …

Zelenskyy defends Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, says 'has to create a buffer zone there'
4 months ago

Zelenskyy defends Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, says 'has to create a buffer zone there'

India TV News  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday, said that the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border. Ukraine’s Commander in Chief, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, claimed last week that his forces had advanced across 1,000 square kilometres of the region, although it was not possible to independently …

Ukrainian President Zelensky says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there
4 months ago

Ukrainian President Zelensky says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border. Pro-Kremlin military bloggers acknowledged that the destruction of the first bridge on the Seim River near the town of Glushkovo will impede deliveries of supplies to Russian forces repelling Ukraine’s …

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Evacuation of thousands more begins from Kursk
4 months, 1 week ago

Evacuation of thousands more begins from Kursk

China Daily  

Russian residents from border areas receive supplies in the Kursk region on Wednesday. Russia's Defense Ministry said on Thursday its forces had recaptured a village in Kursk after it was seized by Ukraine in its cross-border incursion. Moscow said that using aircraft, artillery and drones, its forces had "foiled the latest enemy attacks", including attempts to break through deeper into …

Kursk photos show how Ukraine’s gamble on an incursion deep into Russia changed the battlefield
4 months, 1 week ago

Kursk photos show how Ukraine’s gamble on an incursion deep into Russia changed the battlefield

The Independent  

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The Ukraine incursion has called Putin’s bluff – and rightly damaged his reputation
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Second Russian border region declares emergency as Ukrainian forces press their incursion
4 months, 1 week ago

Second Russian border region declares emergency as Ukrainian forces press their incursion

The Hindu  

Russia’s Belgorod border region declared an emergency Wednesday under heavy shelling by Ukrainian forces that are pressing a major cross-border incursion into the adjacent Kursk region for a second week. The daring Kursk operation is the largest attack on Russia since World War II and could involve as many as 10,000 Ukrainian troops backed by armor and artillery, military analysts …

Ukraine says it has taken more ground and prisoners during its advance into Russia border region
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says it has taken more ground and prisoners during its advance into Russia border region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border advance into Russia’s Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claiming that they took more ground, captured more Russian prisoners and destroyed a bomber in attacks on military airfields. Assault troops advanced 1 to 2 kilometers farther into areas of Kursk on Wednesday, the commander of the Ukrainian military, …

A second Russian border region declares an emergency as Ukrainian forces press their incursion
4 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian charge to expand Kursk incursion, Kyiv says it won’t occupy land
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian charge to expand Kursk incursion, Kyiv says it won’t occupy land

The Hindu  

Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory. “Russian army units, including fresh reserves, aircraft, drone teams and artillery forces, stopped Ukrainian armoured mobile groups from moving deeper into Russia near …

Russia Says it Thwarted a Ukrainian Charge to Expand Its Incursion. Kyiv Says it Won't Occupy Land
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia Says it Thwarted a Ukrainian Charge to Expand Its Incursion. Kyiv Says it Won't Occupy Land

News 18  

Russia has said that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning week-long incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory. Russian army units, including fresh reserves, aircraft, drone teams and artillery forces, stopped Ukrainian armoured mobile groups from moving deeper into Russia near …

Ukrainian forces 'moving further' into Russia's Kursk region as more than 100 soldiers captured, Zelenskyy says
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian forces 'moving further' into Russia's Kursk region as more than 100 soldiers captured, Zelenskyy says

ABC  

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's forces were continuing to advance in the Russian region of Kursk, with plans to organise evacuation corridors for civilians. Ukraine carries out largest drone attack on Russian air bases, sources say Russia said on Wednesday that it had destroyed 117 Ukrainian drones in Russia on Tuesday night—mostly in the Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod and …

Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won’t occupy land
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won’t occupy land

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory. Russian army units, including fresh reserves, aircraft, drone teams and artillery forces, stopped Ukrainian armored mobile groups from moving deeper …

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions
4 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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.” …

Kursk incursion: Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory
4 months, 1 week ago

Kursk incursion: Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed Kyiv’s troops are fighting inside Russia, days into the surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin. The ministry said on Sunday that its forces had engaged in combat with Ukrainian troops “in the areas of the settlements of Tolpino, Zhuravli and Obshchy …

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called
4 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Russia tightens security in Kursk region, as fight continues against Ukraine’s surprise incursion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia tightens security in Kursk region, as fight continues against Ukraine’s surprise incursion

LA Times  

A column of Russian army trucks damaged by Ukrainian shelling are seen in the Kursk region of Russia. Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion last 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 …

Kursk offensive: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Ukraine penetrates Russia's southern border, Putin decries 'large-scale provocation'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine penetrates Russia's southern border, Putin decries 'large-scale provocation'

India TV News  

Moscow: Signalling a renewed offensive by Kyiv, Russia on Wednesday said it was fighting off cross-border raids for a second day as Ukrainian soldiers managed to penetrate the country's southern borer near a gas transmission hub. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incursion into the Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” while Ukrainian officials remained quiet about the scope of …

Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ with its raid in southwestern Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ with its raid in southwestern Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country’s southwestern Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” as his officials asserted that they were fighting off cross-border raids for a second day. The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that up to 300 Ukrainian troops, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored combat …

Putin calls Ukrainian incursion into southwest Russia a ‘large-scale provocation’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin calls Ukrainian incursion into southwest Russia a ‘large-scale provocation’

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country’s southwestern Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” as his officials asserted that they were fighting off cross-border raids for a second day. The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that up to 300 Ukrainian troops, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored combat vehicles, had crossed …

Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down

Al Jazeera  

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said several areas would be closed to most civilians. Russia has denied its ground offensive on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region is failing after an official said he would seal off border villages to shield them from Ukrainian shelling. Belgorod’s regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Tuesday that civilian access to 14 Russian border villages …

Russia smashes train tracks in a battered Ukrainian border region where children are being evacuated
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia smashes train tracks in a battered Ukrainian border region where children are being evacuated

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A nighttime Russian attack destroyed trains and tracks in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, officials said Friday, and authorities organized the evacuation of children from the area as it is being pummeled by the Kremlin’s forces in a powerful new offensive. Russia’s Kharkiv push appears to be a coordinated new offensive that includes testing Ukrainian defenses in the …

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region but has no plans to capture the city
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region but has no plans to capture the city

LA Times  

A damaged fighter plane is shown at Belbek air base, near Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but that there are no plans to capture the city. Russia’s new offensive has “expanded the zone of active …

Ukraine evacuates thousands of civilians as fighting rages in Kharkiv region near border with Russia
7 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine evacuates thousands of civilians as fighting rages in Kharkiv region near border with Russia

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. Our forces have repelled nine …

‘Dead zone’: How the Ukraine war moved inside Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Dead zone’: How the Ukraine war moved inside Russia

Al Jazeera  

The western Russian region of Belgorod that borders Ukraine has been shelled and attacked by drones hundreds of times. Kyiv, Ukraine – The enemy “turns border districts into a dead zone”, a war correspondent covering the Russia-Ukraine war wrote on his Telegram channel on Saturday. “From the political viewpoint, Kyiv managed to destroy Moscow’s monopoly on the escalation of war, …

Ukraine's northeastern front could decide new battle lines
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine's northeastern front could decide new battle lines

The Independent  

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Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east

The Independent  

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Russian foreign minister says Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it
1 year, 11 months ago

Russian foreign minister says Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it

LA Times  

Smoke billows after Russian attacks in the outskirts of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday warned anew Ukraine that it must demilitarize, threatening further military action and falsely accusing Kyiv and the West of fueling the war that started with Moscow’s invasion. Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine must remove any military threat to Russia — otherwise “the Russian …

Ukrainian man offers to tow enemy tank back to Russia after it runs out of fuel
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainian man offers to tow enemy tank back to Russia after it runs out of fuel

The Independent  

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