Ukraine has occupied swaths of the Kursk region since last August, when it mounted a daring counter invasion in hopes of splitting Russia’s attention away from the frontlines. 5.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, on July 2, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. He is in charge of the operation in Russia's Kursk region.

Ukraine “will hold” Russia’s Kursk region following Kyiv’s successful incursion into Moscow’s territory, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said in a new interview this week ...

Ukraine launched a risky attack on Russia last year, seizing swathes of territory in Kursk. Ukraine was able to go on offense and seize the initiative, but the impact hasn't been felt at home.

Ukraine launched a surprise new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region on Sunday, aiming to strike back after months under pressure ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Medics help a local resident in a field hospital at an undisclosed location in the Kursk region on August 11, 2024. Ukraine continues to advance into the Russian territory, ...

Ukraine is leaning into its efforts to hold onto the Russian territory of Kursk amid intense pressure from Russian and North Korean forces to take it back, apparently gambling that the region ...

Russia's regions of Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod share a 720-mile border with Ukraine. That includes a 152-mile section in the Kursk region. This frontier had only symbolic protection before Moscow ...

What to Know About Kursk, the Russian Territory Slipping From Ukraine’s Fingers At the height of their offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian soil.

Holding Kursk gives Ukraine, which has often been on its back foot, something it can use in negotations. Russia may want to fight over Kursk. There's no guarantee it gets to negotiations, though.

From poor navigation capabilities to dust and well-made Russian defenses, Ukraine’s soldiers reveal the difficulties they have faced in Kursk.

Ukraine has launched new attacks in Russia’s southern Kursk region as US President Donald Trump pushes for ceasefire talks. The Institute for the Study of War, a US-based conflict monitor, said ...