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The Kursk offensive surprised both Russia and Ukraine's allies. [46] It is the most significant attack across the border since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, [ 56 ] and the first carried out primarily by Ukrainian regular forces.
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 ...
Soviet offensive operations were planned to begin after the strength of the German forces had been dissipated by their Kursk offensive. As the German momentum in the north slowed, the Soviets launched Operation Kutuzov on 12 July against Army Group Centre in the Orel salient, directly north of the Kursk salient.
They entered Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts and clashed with the Russian military. At least three groups took part: the Freedom of Russia Legion , Russian Volunteer Corps and Sibir Battalion . They claimed control of at least four settlements in Russia, and many other border settlements remained under contested control.
Region in the Russian Kursk Oblast, where North Korean soldiers were deployed. According to a report in The New York Times on November 5, 2024, clashes between Ukrainian and North Korean troops occurred for the first time in the Kursk region of Russia. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi assessed this development as significant and spoke of ...
In response to Ukraine's 2024 cross-border offensive in Kursk, President Zelenskyy said that "Russia brought the war to our land and should feel what it has done". [420] He said: "Everything that inflicts losses on the Russian army, Russian state, their military-industrial complex , and their economy helps prevent the war from expanding and ...
The settlement witnessed fighting in 2024 and in 2025 as part of the Kursk offensive of the Ukraine. [4] [5] In January 2025, Ukrainian forces were found to have tortured and later killed 22 civilians in the village [6] "Russian officials are accusing Ukrainian troops of killing civilians in the Kursk region, citing two videos of human remains.
Operation Citadel (German: Unternehmen Zitadelle) was the German offensive operation in July 1943 against Soviet forces in the Kursk salient, proposed by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein during the Second World War on the Eastern Front that initiated the Battle of Kursk.