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War-displaced people spend time in a centre for displaced people in undisclosed location in Kursk region on August 29, 2024, following Ukraine's cross-border offensive into Russia's western Kursk ...
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.
The ministry's statement said that over the past 24 hours, Russian troops, air strikes and artillery had "suppressed raid attempts by enemy units deep into Russian territory in the Kursk direction".
The Russian Volunteer Corps announced the conclusion of the "hot phase" of its raids into Russia, claiming that while they were no longer participating in intense fighting against government forces, sabotage and reconnaissance groups have remained in Belgorod and Kursk oblasts.
Other objectives may be more related to the terrain itself, like the Kursk nuclear plant and key roads and railroads. Finally, on the strategic level, to slow Russia's offensive momentum, to shift the narrative and counter Russian talking points about their inevitable victory, and also to boost Ukrainan morale. [273]
Russia looks to have moved thousands of troops from the front lines in Ukraine to defend Kursk. One of Ukraine's likely goals with the Kursk incursion was to force Russia to thin out its troops.
Fierce fighting is under way for a second day in Russia's Kursk region after Ukraine launched a counter-attack on Sunday. Moscow said it had met the attack with artillery and air power and on ...
The Kursk offensive surprised both Russia and Ukraine's allies. [47] It is the most significant attack across the border since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, [57] 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 ...