It was a much-needed morale boost for Ukraine — but more importantly, the country's leaders believed the capture of Russian territory might help in any future peace negotiations with its enemy.

Russia said today there was no doubt that its troops would soon complete the task of clearing out Ukrainian forces from Russia’s Kursk region where they have held a pocket of territory for more ...

This is expected to include a ban on NATO membership for Ukraine, international recognition of Russian control over the territories it ... the country's tricolor flag in the center of Sudzha.

It was a much-needed morale boost for Ukraine — but more importantly, the country’s leaders believed the capture of Russian territory might help in any future peace negotiations with its enemy.