Russia, Kursk and Ukraine

Ukraine Retreats From All but a Sliver of Land in Russia’s Kursk Region
The bold campaign Ukraine launched last summer to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end.
With forced withdrawal, Russia takes away Ukraine's Kursk cards
Ahead of talks between Presidents Trump and Putin this week, he has no cards left to play. According to the New York Times on Sunday, Ukrainian troops are all but gone from the Russian Kursk region. At the peak of last August's offensive,
Russian troops battle last Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
President Zelenskiy said his troops in Kursk were not surrounded, but said there might be a new Russian attack on Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region.
How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled
At the height of the campaign, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian territory. Now they hold just a small sliver of land along the border.
Russian forces closing in on Ukrainian troops in Kursk, official says
In the days since the Trump administration temporarily suspended military and intelligence assistance to Kyiv, Russian forces have stepped up attacks on Ukrainian troops in the region, officials and an analyst said.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv troops withdraw from Kursk town as Moscow closes in on recapturing region
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,
Putin orders army to eject last Ukrainian troops from Russian territory
After clinging for more than seven months to a gradually shrinking area, Ukraine has seen its position worsen sharply in the past week.
Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk
Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers say Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region
Russia Overpowers Bold Ukrainian Military Venture in Kursk
Ukraine had hoped to cling to the territory as a bargaining chip in peace talks. WSJ Ukraine Bureau Chief James Marson explains what the retreat means for Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraine rejects Russian claim Kursk forces 'encircled'
Kyiv has denied its forces in Russia's Kursk region are at risk of being encircled, after US President Donald Trump said he had urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to spare them and avert a "horrible massacre".
Ukraine War Map Shows Thousands of Kyiv's Troops at Risk of Encirclement
Kyiv's troops are struggling to hold territory in Russia's Kursk region and may be forced to retreat, reports say.
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Kursk war videos: How Russian soldiers walked 15 kilometres inside gas pipeline to ambush Ukrainian positions! WATCH HERE
Russian special forces spent several days in the pipelines, that were recently used to send gas to Europe, to target ...
Kursk Standoff: Ukraine holds ground as Russia retakes two villages
Ukrainian forces continue battling Russian and North Korean troops in Kursk, with fears of an attack on Sumy. Russia regains ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin tours Kursk while Trump threatens sanctions if he doesn’t agree to ceasefire
Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russia's Kursk region, his first since Ukrainian troops captured part of it last year. The Russian president's trip came as the Kremlin said it was ...