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On 16 August, Putin's aide Nikolai Patrushev claimed, without providing evidence, that the invasion of Kursk Oblast was "planned with the participation of NATO and Western special services", [235] calling the offensive "a desperate act, driven by the impending collapse of the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv." [236] [better source needed]
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has since said that a frozen conflict would be “even worse” than deals struck in 2014 and 2015 to put a pause to fighting during Russia’s first ...
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. Ukrainian forces occupied several settlements, including the town of Sudzha.
The intense fighting in the Kursk region has forced more than 130,000 civilians to flee the area, and Ukraine said its forces had also taken hundreds of Russian prisoners of war during the operation.
In Kursk Oblast, geo-located footage showed that Russian forces captured the hamlets of Alexandriya, Kursk Oblast and Leonidovo, Kursk Oblast . Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces captured the village of Pogrebki . [40] At the Ramstein meeting, Norway pledged a military aid package of 2 billion euros for Ukraine over 2025.
Ukraine's Kursk offensive has brought about a "turning point," a leading European official said. Marko Mihkelson said it showed what Ukraine could do if its allies dropped their weapons restrictions.
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. [31]
Ukraine's invasion of Russia's Kursk region used proven tactics from World War II's Battle of the Bulge, showing surprise attacks are still possible.