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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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".
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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
Russian Offensive Under Way Against Ukrainian Forces in Kursk Region (Reuters ... Ukraine's military did not immediately comment. Open source maps showed this week that Ukraine's positions ...
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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 ...