Kursk, Russia and Ukraine

Ukraine gambled big in its daring assault into Russia's Kursk. Was it worth the risk?
Ukraine launched a daring offensive into Russia's Kursk region, hoping to stretch Russia's resources and gain a new bargaining chip.
Ukraine is bringing war 'back to Russia,' Zelenskyy says after new Kursk offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some 38,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded fighting in Russia's western Kursk region since August.
Russia says it retook 63.2% of territory captured by Ukraine in its Kursk region
Russian forces have retaken 63.2% of the territory captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday.
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The strategic logic of Ukraine’s further push into Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine aimed to challenge the self-imposed red lines set by the Biden administration and other Western leaders regarding its ability to strike back against Russia.
Ukraine Launches New Offensive In Russia’s Kursk Region
As Ukrainian forces mount a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that success in this region would improve Kyiv’s bargaining position in any future ceasefire negotiations.
Kursk Maps Show Ukraine's Shock New Incursions Into Russia
Ukraine's fresh offensive in Kursk comes nearly six months after Kyiv first sent troops into the western Russian region.
Ukrainian forces repel Russian assaults near Kursk border
Ukrainian soldiers, alongside units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, have thwarted several Russian assault operations near Kursk. A recording of the intense battles has been published online. Russian troops continue their attempts to push the Ukrainian Defence Forces' units out of the Kursk region in Russia.
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Ukraine’s new Kursk push brings minor gains, raising concerns over limited resources
Since the new push in Russia’s Kursk Oblast in early January, Ukraine has made small gains and managed to capture the first ...
Ukraine Machine-Gunners 'Could Not Handle Pace of Killing' in Kursk—Report
Both Russia and Ukraine suffer heavy casualties in the battles in Kursk, with questions about their abilities to sustain the ...
Ukraine Kursk offensive: What Kyiv stands to gain and lose in surprise counterattack on Russian soil
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank that maps the frontline, said Ukraine had made advances into ...
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Ukraine doubles down on Kursk ahead of Trump taking office
Ukraine is leaning into its efforts to hold onto the Russian territory of Kursk amid intense pressure from Russian and North Korean forces to take it back, apparently gambling that the region ...
Ukraine Launches Kursk Offensive: What We Know
Ukraine launched a fresh operation in Russia's southern Kursk region, Moscow said on Sunday, after Ukrainian officials and ...
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Ukraine's New Kursk Offensive: A Bid to Strengthen Peace Negotiations?
Ukraine launches a new offensive in Russia's Kursk region, raising questions about its strategic goals and potential impact ...
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Russian officials are accusing Ukrainian troops of killing civilians in the Kursk region, citing two videos of human remains. Here’s what we know.
On January 18, the Russian state news agency TASS, citing a source from “Russian security agencies,” reported that the ...
Putin’s torturers couldn’t break these Ukrainian prisoners
Former POWs detail cruel methods, including beatings and electric shocks from a field telephone known as ‘a call to Putin.’ ...