Kursk offensive: Ukraine’s soldiers fight to hold onto Russian region
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Kursk offensive: Ukraine’s soldiers fight to hold onto Russian region

CNN  

Sumy, Ukraine CNN — The dawn assault inside Russia’s Kursk region never even got to a gunfight, yet betrayed the intensity of the battle in Kremlin territory. “I have this impression that have unlimited people,” said Oleksandr, a unit commander with the 225th assault battalion, describing the clash from a cafe in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, 11 hours later. “Maybe we should walk around here for four months and turn around and leave, for example… If the goal is to hold on to it until a certain point, we will.” Asked what his message for Trump would be, Oleksandr demanded the West uphold the security guarantees it gave Ukraine in return for Kyiv giving up its nuclear weapons, in a 1994 treaty known as the Budapest Memorandum, in which Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States gave Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan assurances for giving up their Soviet-era nuclear weapons. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky also told the Japanese Kyodo news agency Sunday that some North Koreans had been killed by Ukrainian forces and that they would ultimately be used as “cannon fodder” by the Kremlin.

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North Koreans killed in Kursk as they enter Russia-Ukraine war in earnest
4 days, 19 hours ago

North Koreans killed in Kursk as they enter Russia-Ukraine war in earnest

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine targets Russia’s mercenaries saying ‘there is no reason for Koreans to fight and die for Putin.’ North Korean soldiers began to go home in body bags over the weekend, as they fought alongside Russians in large numbers for the first time. Ukraine’s military intelligence reported the North Koreans were embedded with Russian Marines and Airborne troops – elite units …

Russia intensifies attacks in Kursk, Donetsk regions, claims Ukrainian commander
5 days, 19 hours ago

Russia intensifies attacks in Kursk, Donetsk regions, claims Ukrainian commander

India Today  

Moscow has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region and increased pressure in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine's top army commander said on Tuesday. A US military official said North Korean troops had suffered several hundred casualties in Kursk region, and their ranks had ranged from lower-level troops to "very near the …

‘Several hundred’ North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces
Top News
5 days, 20 hours ago

‘Several hundred’ North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

The Hindu  

A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said on Tuesday. The official didn't provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces don't appear to be battle-hardened, which contributes to the number of …

A couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces
5 days, 21 hours ago

A couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said Tuesday. The official didn’t provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces don’t appear to be battle-hardened, which contributes to the number …

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents
6 days, 1 hour ago

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents

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 has claimed one of …

Ukraine says North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian troops
6 days, 19 hours ago

Ukraine says North Korean soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian troops

Al Jazeera  

Russia and North Korea have not commented on Ukraine’s claim that some 30 North Korean troops have been killed or injured in fighting. Ukraine’s military intelligence and the Pentagon have said that Ukrainian troops have killed and injured a number of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region. Speaking to journalists in Washington, DC, Pentagon …

Ukraine claims it killed 30 North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk
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1 week ago

Ukraine claims it killed 30 North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency claimed Monday that around 30 North Korean troops were killed or wounded in fighting against the Ukrainian army at the weekend in Russia’s Kursk border region. At least three North Korean servicemen went missing around another Kursk village, GUR said. “The poor integration and ongoing communication problems between Russian and North Korean forces will likely continue …

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says its troops killed 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region
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1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says its troops killed 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region

Live Mint  

At least 30 North Korean soldiers, who Russia had deployed to its western Kursk region, were killed or wounded by Ukrainian troops, Kyiv said on Monday. “On December 14 and 15, army units from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea suffered significant losses near the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba, Martynovka in the Kursk region of Russia -- at least 30 …

Ukraine says at least 30 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded in Kursk fighting for Russia
Top News
1 week ago

Ukraine says at least 30 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded in Kursk fighting for Russia

Firstpost  

Thousands of troops from North Korea have come to reinforce Russian forces, including in the Kursk border region where Russia has been clawing back territory after a surprise offensive from Ukrainian forces this summer A Ukrainian tank crew member of the 68th Jaeger Brigade stands on a Leopard 1A5 tank at the position where they take a break in fighting, …

Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk region
1 week ago

Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk region

CNN  

CNN — Ukraine said on Monday that North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops suffered heavy losses during fighting at the weekend in the Russian region of Kursk. “We do assess that North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat in Kursk, with Russia, alongside Russian forces,” Ryder said. Ukraine estimates that about 12,000 North Korean soldiers are in the region …

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says North Korean troops in 'significant numbers' in Kursk amid reports of reverses
1 week, 1 day ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says North Korean troops in 'significant numbers' in Kursk amid reports of reverses

Firstpost  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that North Korean troops are deployed in significant numbers in Russia’s Kursk region. The remarks came a day after reports emerged that Pyongyang had killed 300 Ukrainian soldiers as the war-stricken nation struggled to hold on to the Russian city As the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war escalates, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Moscow has started …

Russia using North Korean troops in bid to reclaim Kursk: Zelensky
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1 week, 1 day ago

Russia using North Korean troops in bid to reclaim Kursk: Zelensky

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Russia had begun deploying North Korean soldiers to storm Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region. Mr. Zelensky said last month that 11,000 North Korean troops were in Russia’s western Kursk region and had already sustained losses. Oil depot attacks Earlier on Saturday, Russian officials said firefighters were battling a blaze caused by …

Russia deploys North Korean soldiers to reclaim Kursk: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Russia deploys North Korean soldiers to reclaim Kursk: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

India Today  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Russia had begun deploying North Korean soldiers to storm Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region. Zelenskyy said last month that 11,000 North Korean troops were in Russia's western Kursk region and had already sustained losses. Oil depot attacks Earlier Saturday, Russian officials said firefighters were battling a blaze caused by a drone attack …

North Korean troops fighting for Russia kill 300 Ukrainian soldiers, reclaim village in Kursk: Report
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1 week, 2 days ago

North Korean troops fighting for Russia kill 300 Ukrainian soldiers, reclaim village in Kursk: Report

Firstpost  

The incident occurred on December 6 when North Korean forces killed soldiers and seized the village in under 2 hours without taking any prisoners, the Russian Telegram channel Romanov Light said North Korean troops fighting for Russia in the war have reportedly killed around 300 Ukrainian soldiers as they reclaimed a village in the Kursk region. According to a report …

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

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

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s ship fires at German helicopter as North Korean troops kept from combat
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s ship fires at German helicopter as North Korean troops kept from combat

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012
3 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Monday, December 2: One person was killed and several others injured following Russia’s drone attack on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil, according to Viacheslav Negoda, the head of the military administration of Ternopil region. A Russian missile strike on a town in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least four people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. …

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

Ukrainian soldiers focus on keeping Russian advances at bay and brace for storm to come from US
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukrainian soldiers focus on keeping Russian advances at bay and brace for storm to come from US

Associated Press  

KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine — The four drones were designed to carry bombs, but instead the men of Ukraine’s Khartia brigade pack them with food, water and handwarmers and launch them in darkness toward the front line, a 15-minute flight away. Up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia’s Kursk border region to help beat back Ukrainian forces …

50,000 Russian & North Korean soldiers ready to attack Ukraine in Kursk, says US
1 month, 1 week ago

50,000 Russian & North Korean soldiers ready to attack Ukraine in Kursk, says US

Firstpost  

Days after US officials said that around 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in forward areas, US officials have said that a force of 50,000 Russian and North Korean soldiers has been assembled to retake the Ukraine-captured territories in Kursk Russia has launched a heavy attack on Eastern Ukraine, around the key logistical hub of Pokrovsk. Image used for …

Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk
1 month, 1 week ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk

Al Jazeera  

Russia is trying to push Ukrainian forces from its western Kursk region with tens of thousands of soldiers, Ukraine’s president says, aiming to retake territory it has lost since August while its offensive in eastern Ukraine grinds on. In a post on Telegram on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s soldiers were fighting against nearly “50,000 enemy troops” in Kursk. …

Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says
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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer. Ukrainian troops “continue to hold back” the “nearly 50,000-strong enemy group” in Kursk, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram after receiving a briefing from General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander-in-Chief of …

Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine
1 month, 1 week ago

Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an assault on the Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region expected in the coming days, a US official told CNN on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that about 11,000 North Korean soldiers are in the …

Ukraine commander says challenges increase in war with Russia
1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine commander says challenges increase in war with Russia

Live Mint  

-Ukraine's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Saturday that Ukraine faced increasing difficulties in its fight against Moscow's invasion as Russian forces advance and North Korean troops prepare to join the Kremlin's campaign. Syrskyi, relating comments he made to a top U.S. general, said outnumbered Ukrainian forces faced Russian attacks in key sectors of the more than 2-1/2-year-old war …

Zelensky confirms deadly clashes with North Korean troops as Putin says he’s willing to talk with Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Zelensky confirms deadly clashes with North Korean troops as Putin says he’s willing to talk with Trump

CNN  

CNN — North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region have fought Kyiv’s forces on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding that the clashes resulted in fatalities. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first public comments on the US election, saying he is ready for dialogue with the Republican president-elect and noted that Trump’s comments …

Moment 'Ukrainian drone slams into Russia's Caspian Sea flotilla in strike 650 miles behind frontline' sparking huge fireball explosion
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Moment 'Ukrainian drone slams into Russia's Caspian Sea flotilla in strike 650 miles behind frontline' sparking huge fireball explosion

Daily Mail  

This is the moment an apparent Ukrainian drone slammed into Russia's Caspian Sea flotilla in a strike hundreds of miles behind the frontline. Footage purportedly shows a Ukrainian drone flying low over the port of Kaspiysk in Dagestan before smashing into a Russian military ship this morning. Video from a neighbouring ship in the Caspian Sea flotilla shows panicked sailors …

Ukraine Preparing to Fight North Korean Troops in Kursk as War Escalates
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine Preparing to Fight North Korean Troops in Kursk as War Escalates

Al Jazeera  

As the war between Russia and Ukraine escalates, South Korea's stance on assisting Ukraine in fighting North Korean troops in Kursk is unclear. The US and NATO remain cautious, while Russia's allies express caution and emphasize the importance of maintaining a peaceful resolution. Ukraine's industrial base is rapidly developing, with the country issuing contracts for the supply of drones and …

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk
2 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

LA Times  

In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, a Russian sniper, in an undisclosed location, fires toward Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. DeepState, a …

Russia suffers its worst month of front line losses in Ukraine war
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia suffers its worst month of front line losses in Ukraine war

Daily Mail  

Russia suffered its bloodiest month in September since the start of the war with Ukraine, as its front line casualties grew to 1,271 per day. It comes as South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun today said that North Korean soldiers are likely fighting alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed. 'We assess that …

Mapped: Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian Kursk region explained
3 months ago

Mapped: Ukraine’s incursion into the Russian Kursk region explained

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. Thousands of Ukrainian troops smashed …

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 …

Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was seen as a success but it had a cost
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was seen as a success but it had a cost

CNN  

Sumy region, Ukraine CNN — Vasyl was several miles deep in Russian territory when he heard the whizz of an approaching drone loaded with explosives. But the campaign slowed and, on Thursday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russia had launched “counteroffensive actions.” The Russian Ministry of Defense said Russian forces had “penetrated” into the Kursk region, capturing 10 settlements. …

Ukraine's Kursk incursion put to the test as Russia begins counterattacks in the region
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine's Kursk incursion put to the test as Russia begins counterattacks in the region

ABC  

After weeks of merely containing Ukraine's incursion in the Kursk region, Russia has begun fighting back. The plan was to hold onto the 1,300 square kilometres of land Ukraine claims to control "indefinitely", President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Incursion failed to halt eastern advances Ukraine's top commander, General Oleksandr Syrskii, said one of the key objectives of the Kursk attack was …

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has launched a counteroffensive in its Kursk region to dislodge Ukraine’s forces who stormed across the border five weeks ago and put Russian territory under foreign occupation for the first time since World War II, Ukraine’s president said Thursday. A Russian missile attack Thursday killed three people and injured two others, all of them Ukrainian workers …

The View from India newsletter: Did Zelenskyy’s Kursk gamble backfire?
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion

CNN  

CNN — Russia had been planning to launch a new attack on Ukraine from the Kursk region before Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday. We moved the fighting to the enemy’s territory so that could feel what we feel every day,” Syrskyi said, in a rare interview that offered a …

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion

CNN  

CNN — Russia had been planning to launch a new attack on Ukraine from the Kursk region before Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday. We moved the fighting to the enemy’s territory so that could feel what we feel every day,” Syrskyi said, in a rare interview that offered a …

On Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Ukraine says it used U.S. glide bombs in Russia’s Kursk region and has retaken land in Kharkiv
4 months ago

Ukraine says it used U.S. glide bombs in Russia’s Kursk region and has retaken land in Kharkiv

LA Times  

In an image taken from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, a Russian soldier fires a D-30 howitzer toward Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine. Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out strikes in Russia’s Kursk region while also saying it recaptured some territory in the eastern Ukrainian region …

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

Moscow fends off one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine
4 months ago

Moscow fends off one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine

LA Times  

This satellite image shows fires near the village of Krasnooktyabrskoe in Russia’s Kursk region on Tuesday. World & Nation Ukraine strikes on bridges could potentially trap Russian troops at border Russian sources say that Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seim River in western Russia as Kyiv’s incursion into western Russia enters …

Moment Ukrainian troops launch devastating attack on Russian hide-out as Zelensky's men continue incursion into Kursk 'forcing 122,000 to flee'
4 months ago

Moment Ukrainian troops launch devastating attack on Russian hide-out as Zelensky's men continue incursion into Kursk 'forcing 122,000 to flee'

Daily Mail  

Dramatic video shows the moment Ukrainian forces launch a devastating attack on Russian positions in a village in occupied Kursk. Smoke and flames rise from buildings in the village of Mala Loknya, in Russia's Kursk region The intense Ukrainian bombardment of the Russian positions was caught on camera The attack left the buildings - which Ukraine said Putin's troops were …

Russia says Ukraine used Western rockets to destroy bridge in Kursk region
4 months ago

Russia says Ukraine used Western rockets to destroy bridge in Kursk region

The Hindu  

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely U.S.-made HIMARS, to destroy a bridge over the Seym river in the Kursk region, killing volunteers trying to evacuate civilians. "For the first time, the Kursk region was hit by Western-made rocket launchers, probably American HIMARS," Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said late on Friday on the …

Missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv's troops push into Russia's Kursk region
4 months ago

Missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv's troops push into Russia's Kursk region

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 A Russian missile strike sparked …

Maps and satellite imagery show Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region
4 months ago

Maps and satellite imagery show Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region

ABC  

Ukrainian troops staged a surprise cross-border attack into Russia early last week, and now Kyiv claims to control more than 1,100 square kilometres of its neighbour's territory. Ukraine's top commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi told Mr Zelenskyy on Thursday that the incursion had so far advanced 35km into the Kursk region, capturing 82 settlements. Satellite imagery collected by Maxar from …

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces have taken control of the Russian town of Sudzha, over a week after his forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv’s forces have been in the town, located 105 kilometers southwest of the city of Kursk, since last Wednesday, but this is the first confirmation …

Zelensky says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
4 months, 1 week ago

Zelensky says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha

LA Times  

A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Sumy region of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that his country’s troops had taken full control of Sudzha, which would be the largest Russian town to fall under Ukraine’s purview since the start of its cross-border incursion more than a week ago. Although Russian …

Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

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