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The Kursk offensive surprised both Russia and Ukraine's allies. [49] It is the most significant attack across the border since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, [59] and the first carried out primarily by Ukrainian regular forces. Earlier smaller incursions into Russia by pro-Ukrainian forces had taken place with Ukraine supporting them but ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer.
Ukraine war in maps: Ukraine's counter-offensive into Russian territory Russia claims start of fightback in Kursk region Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on Kyiv
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 ...
Ukrainian forces appear to have launched a new offensive in Russia's Kursk region. Russia's Ministry of Defense said Ukraine had launched a "counterattack" at around 9 a.m. local time.
Kursk's acting governor, Alexei Smirnov, said on Monday that Ukraine controlled 28 settlements in the region, and the incursion was about 12 km deep and 40 km wide.
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 following day, Ukraine confirmed an offensive was "taking place in several directions". [3] On 8 June, Ukrainian forces launched counterattacks around the city of Orikhiv, [95] [100] in the Polohy Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where Russian forces had constructed the Mala Tokmachka–Polohy defensive line.