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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.
It said that Ukraine had lost up to 945 soldiers and 102 armoured vehicles in total during the Kursk fighting, without mentioning any losses on the Russian side. Reuters could not verify the ...
A HIMARS strike hit a Russian convoy of some 13 trucks, near Oktyabrskoye, Kursk Oblast. Video on social media showed burnt out trucks and soldiers' bodies. [42] Ukraine increased its total amount of occupied territory in Kursk Oblast to an estimated 350 square kilometers. [43]
On 3 September, Zelenskyy said in an interview that Ukraine is planning to "indefinitely" hold Kursk Oblast's seized territories, in an attempt to force Putin to the negotiating table. [6] By November 2024, Ukraine had lost control of more than 40% of the territory it initially occupied in the region. [7]
“The tradeoff for committing more troops in Kursk can cost Ukrainian land,” writes Emil Kastehelmi, a military analyst who tracks the frontline in Ukraine for The Black Bird Group.
Will Vernon - BBC News and Amy Walker - BBC News January 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM Ukraine first launched its incursion into Russia's Kursk Region in August (file photo taken in September) [Getty Images]
On 25 February 2022, the Millerovo air base was attacked, allegedly with Tochka-U missiles. [3] One Su-30SM fighter was destroyed on the ground. [4]On 1 March, there was an explosion on a military air base in Taganrog in Rostov Oblast.
Ukraine's offensive in the Kursk region has come at a cost. Late in 2024 Russian forces advanced in eastern Ukraine at the fastest pace since 2022. Their troops control about a fifth of Ukraine's ...