Kursk, Russia and Ukraine

Which parts of Russia’s Kursk region are under Ukrainian control? Battle maps from Ukraine’s General Staff
The Russian army continues its offensive in the Kursk region. According to the latest updates, the buffer zone controlled by Ukraine's Defense Forces has once again shrunk, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports.
How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled
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.
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,
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.
Putin’s troops say they’re close to retaking Kursk from Ukrainian forces – here’s why it matters
Since then, Russian forces – bolstered by thousands of North Korean troops sent by Putin-ally Kim Jong-un – have sought to claw back most of that land. The North Korean troops began arriving in Kursk from late October as part of a mutual defence pact agreed between Putin and Kim.
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.
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.
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Trump says ‘thousands’ of Ukrainian soldiers encircled in Kursk; Ukraine says that’s ‘untrue’
Although the Ukrainian military is pulling back, and no longer has control of the regional city of Sudzha, it still does hold ...
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Kursk Map Shows Ukraine's Salient Collapsing After US Blocks Intel Sharing
The Washington, D.C., think tank's latest map outlines the state ... Russian forces intensified offensive operations to expel Kyiv's forces from Kursk Oblast, the ISW said. Russian forces have ...
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Russian offensive under way against Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
(Reuters) -Russian troops have launched a large-scale offensive to retake ... Open source maps showed this week that Ukraine's positions in Kursk have deteriorated sharply and its troops are ...
Putin, Dressed in Fatigues, Visits Kursk to Cheer Efforts to Oust Ukraine’s Troops
Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to ...