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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 ...
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 ...
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
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.
On 19 August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces were in control over 92 settlements in Kursk Oblast and 1,250 square kilometers of Russian territory. [6] 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 ...
He said its aim was to stop Russia from using Kursk as a launchpad for a new offensive, to divert Moscow’s forces from other areas, to create a “security zone” and prevent cross-border ...
In new evidence of the damage inflicted since the start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, video posted on social media and verified by Reuters showed a convoy of about 15 burnt-out Russian ...
On 10 August, Russian authorities introduced a "counter-terrorist operation" regime in Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk oblasts. [44] [45] By the end of the first week, the Ukrainian military said it had captured 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi) of Russian territory, while Russian authorities acknowledged that Ukraine had captured 28 settlements. [46]