Ukraine has confirmed its withdrawal from the biggest town it held in Kursk, as Russia battles the last of Kyiv’s troops out of the key region.In early August 2024, Ukrainian troops staged an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region,

The daring campaign Ukraine launched last summer to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end.

Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia, ending an offensive that had stunned the Kremlin over the summer with its speed and audacity.