Kursk, Russia and Ukraine

Russian and North Korean Troops Shrink Ukraine's Gains in Kursk
"Russia's own troops are not enough" to push Ukraine out of the Russian border region, Kyiv's top commander has said.
British man captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in Kursk region, state media says
A British man has been taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Russian state media has reported.
50,000 Russians Are Poised To Attack 20,000 Ukrainians In Kursk. Ukrainian Brigades Are Bracing For A ‘Massive’ Fight.
On Aug.6, a powerful Ukrainian force invaded Kursk Oblast in western Russia and captured what is now a 250-square-mile salient anchored by the town of Sudzha. On Nov. 7, an equally powerful Russian force counterattacked—aiming to drive toward Sudzha along the main road threading from Zelenyi Shylakh on the western edge of the salient.
Russia captures UK national fighting alongside Ukraine in the Kursk region, report says
If confirmed it could be the first publicly known case of a Western national captured on Russian soil while fighting for Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine battle intensifies in contested Kursk region
In the Kursk region, just north of Ukraine, Russian attacks are so intense that infantry soldiers sometimes tread on the bodies of fallen comrades, Ukrainian military personnel report. "The battle for control of the Kursk region has reached a rarely seen intensity in two and a half years of war,
North Korean soldiers have participated in battles against Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk
Ukraine's General Staff has reported that over 11,000 North Korean military personnel are stationed in Russia's Kursk Oblast and they have participated in combat against Ukraine's defence forces. Source: Radio Svoboda citing Anatolii Barhylevych,
Ukraine has lost over 40% of land it seized in Russia's Kursk region, senior Kyiv military source says
Ukraine has lost over 40% of the territory in Russia's Kursk region that it captured in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said.
Ukraine Returns Kursk Civilians to Russia After Offensive
Forty-six displaced Russian civilians, who were forcibly taken to Ukraine during the Kursk offensive, have been returned to Russia.
Ukraine loses over 40% of its controlled territory in Russia's Kursk Oblast – Reuters
Ukraine has now lost more than 40% of the territory of Kursk Oblast, which it has controlled since August, as a result of Russian counterattacks, says a Reuters source in the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russia says it downs seven Ukrainian missiles over Kursk region
"Our air defence fighters repelled the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces last night," Kursk regional governor Alexei Smirnov wrote on his Telegram channel. A pro-Russian military analyst Roman Alyokhin,
Father of ex-British soldier captured by Russia fears son will be tortured after fighting for Ukraine in Kursk
The father of a former British soldier allegedly captured by Russian troops for fighting for Ukraine expressed fear that his ...
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Ukraine Invaded Russia. Here’s What It Was Like for Civilians.
Russians in the area of Ukraine’s invasion have described seeing signs of violent encounters, as well as respectful treatment from Ukrainian troops. By Anatoly Kurmanaev Haley WillisEkaterina ...
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North Korean troops have deployed to Russia’s Kursk region, NATO says
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Monday that North Korean soldiers have been deployed to Kursk, the Russian border region where Ukrainian forces seized territory in a surprise ...
Ukraine Strikes Advanced Russian Air-Defense System in Kursk: Kyiv
Kyiv's forces struck an advanced Russian air-defense system in the border Kursk region, according to Ukraine's military, shortly after the U.S. green-lit attacks over the border using long-range ...
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Investigators study debris from new Russian ballistic missile; Kyiv rockets, drones downed over Kursk
Ukrainian investigators were on Sunday studying the debris of a new Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile that was ...