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The occupation was an outcome of the Ukrainian incursion of the Kursk Oblast that began on 6 August 2024. History On 15 August 2024, Ukrainian military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi announced the establishment of a military administration in occupied parts of Kursk Oblast to be headed by major general Eduard Moskaliov , who would hold the title ...
These operations came amidst a Ukrainian redeployment of troops from Kursk Oblast to the fighting near Pokrovsk, which according to a Ukrainian milblogger gave Russian forces the upper hand in Kursk. [ 181 ] [ 182 ] [ 183 ] One of the objectives of the counteroffensive reportedly was to free up the isolated Russian troops between the Seym river ...
A local volunteer looks at a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk on August 16, 2024, following Ukraine's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region. TATYANA MAKEYEVA/AFP via Getty Images
Andriy Yusov, the press representative for the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, claimed that Kursk and Belgorod oblasts were now "active combat zones", stressing that the anti-Putin groups were acting independently and not directed by the Ukrainian government. [30]
A group of Ukrainian soldiers rest in a village near the Russian border after taking part in Ukraine’s operation in Kursk. - Ivana Kottasova/CNN Ukrainian officials said Moscow has sent some ...
Ukrainian forces have yet to set up defensive lines as they continue their operation into the Kursk region of Russia, a U.S. official told ABC News on Wednesday. While this might reflect Ukrainian ...
They provide a rare insight into the nearly four-month-long Ukrainian occupation of Kursk. The August invasion marked a rare tactical success and strategic gain for Kyiv, although the use of ...
Ukraine launched an offensive into Russia's Kursk region on August 6, taking both Russia and the West by surprise and forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to divert some troops from Ukraine.