Kursk offensive (2024–present) - Wikipedia
On 6 August 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and clashed with the Russian Armed Forces and Russian border guard.
Ukrainian occupation of Kursk Oblast - Wikipedia
During the Russo-Ukrainian War and Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine occupied parts of Russia's Kursk Oblast. It was the first time since World War II that Russian territory was occupied by a foreign military.
Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, …
5 days ago · Ukrainian soldiers are describing fierce clashes as Russian forces try to retake territory in the Kursk region that could be key in eventual cease-fire talks. A destroyed Ukrainian tank on ...
Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region ... - CNN
Nov 11, 2024 · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the...
Ukraine renews attack on Russia's Kursk region - BBC
Jan 5, 2025 · In November, Ukraine reported its troops had engaged in combat with North Korean troops in the Kursk region. The reported appearance of North Korean soldiers was in response to a surprise attack ...
In Kursk, Ukraine soldiers find disillusioned Russians and ...
Aug 22, 2024 · When thousands of Ukrainian troops stormed into Kursk on Aug. 6, they appeared to meet little resistance. Ukrainian officials released videos of Russian soldiers waving white flags in...
Ukraine Attacks Kursk Region of Russia Anew - The New York Times
Jan 5, 2025 · Ukraine took about 500 square miles last summer in the Kursk region in a surprise incursion, but Russia clawed back about half of the territory in the months that followed.
Why Ukraine’s swift push into Kursk shocked Russia | AP News
Aug 16, 2024 · Russia’s regions of Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod share a 1,160-kilometer (720-mile) border with Ukraine. That includes a 245-kilometer (152-mile) section in the Kursk region. This frontier had only symbolic protection before Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022. It’s been reinforced since then with checkpoints on key roads and field fortifications ...
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive was seen as a success but it had a cost
Sep 13, 2024 · Ukrainian officials said Moscow has sent some 30,000 troops into the Kursk region. Two officers with knowledge of the situation said these reinforcements included soldiers from the now...
Ukraine aims to create Kursk ‘buffer zone,’ Zelensky says, as Kyiv’s ...
Aug 18, 2024 · Ukraine’s military incursion into Kursk aims to create a “buffer zone” to prevent cross-border attacks by Moscow’s forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Sunday, as his troops...