Ukrainian forces counter-attack inside Russia's Kursk region, with Ukraine armored units breaking out of the town of Sudzha and punching through Russia's defensive line and advancing about 5 miles.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to the country’s "warriors" in the Kursk operation in an address Thursday marking the six-month anniversary of the operation in Russia. "With our active operation on Russian territory,

Ukrainian forces report significant Russian losses and capture of prisoners in their ongoing military campaign in Russia’s Kursk region.

Days after Ukrainian troops seized part of Russia’s Kursk region in a surprise attack, President Vladimir Putin told defense officials their “main objective” was to repel the invasion. Six months later,

Ukrainian forces have advanced up to five kilometres behind Russian lines in a fresh assault on the Kursk border region, footage suggests.