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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.
On 6 August 2024, Russia reportedly deployed air and artillery forces to counter a Ukrainian border incursion in Kursk Oblast. Ukrainian fighters, equipped with tanks and armored vehicles, crossed into Russian territory. The Russian Ministry of Defense responded by sending troops and aviation units to the area.
Kursk Oblast is bordered by Bryansk Oblast to the north-west (border length: 120 km (75 mi)), Oryol Oblast to the north (325 km (202 mi)), Lipetsk Oblast to the north-east (65 km (40 mi)), Voronezh Oblast to the east (145 km (90 mi)), Belgorod Oblast to the south (335 km (208 mi)), and Sumy Oblast of Ukraine to the west (245 km (152 mi)).
Ukraine's Kursk operation was a surprise to war watchers, Ukraine's international partners, the Russian soldiers defending the country's borders, and even many of Kyiv's own troops.
Ukraine launched a rare attack into Russian territory on Wednesday, pushing into the Kursk oblast. On Thursday, several dozen people in Kursk posted an urgent plea for help to Vladimir Putin.
A group of Ukrainian soldiers rest in a village near the Russian border after taking part in Ukraine’s operation in Kursk. - Ivana Kottasova/CNN Ukrainian officials said Moscow has sent some ...
In Belgorod Oblast, Russian authorities alleged on Telegram that another attack was directed at Grayvoron, near the border with Ukraine, with an air raid warning being initiated, and civilians in the district apparently being evacuated. [25] Anti-Putin armed groups also staged another incursion into Kursk Oblast. [26]
Ukraine’s military said Tuesday it had struck Russia’s 810th Separate Marine Brigade in Belaya, southeast of the part of Kursk occupied by Ukrainian troops.