Kursk, Russia and Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia latest: Zelensky says 15,000 Russians killed as Putin’s forces launch barrage of Kursk attacks
Zelensky says 15,000 Russians killed as Putin’s forces launch barrage of Kursk attacks - Kyiv launched a new offensive in Kursk over the weekend, and says Russia is ‘getting what it deserves’ there
Ukraine forces hit Putin army with surprise 'tactical advances' in Russia's Kursk region, say military experts
Kyiv troops attacked in at least three areas within the Kursk region, some using armoured vehicles, according to the Institute for the Study of War
Russia Says It Is Hitting Ukrainian Forces in Kursk Region
Ukraine, which seized part of the Kursk region in early August and has held on to it for five months, launched a new offensive there on Sunday but has not provided details of the operation or stated what the objectives are.
Ukraine says forces conducting 'new offensive actions' in Russia's Kursk region
Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were "commencing new offensive actions" in Russia's western Kursk region, in its first substantive remarks two days after Russian reports of a renewed Ukrainian thrust in the area.
Ukraine hits Russia's infantry brigade command post in Kursk Oblast, military claims
"Such fire damage is an integral part of combat operations of Ukraine's Defense Forces units, which are engaged in combat operations on the territory of the Russian Federation," the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said.
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.

Russia, Vladimir Putin and Ukraine

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