2 days ago · Kursk is a part of western Russia that borders the Sumy region of Ukraine. On August 6 last year, Ukraine sprang one of the biggest surprises of the war when its troops smashed across the frontier ...

2 days ago · Kursk was one of Kyiv's few bargaining chips in swapping land with Russia, which has seized and occupied around a fifth of Ukraine since it took Crimea in 2014 and launched its full-scale assault ...

1 day ago · Kursk is an area of western Russia that borders the Sumy region of Ukraine. ... Hostilities began in 2014 when Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, and then launched a full-scale invasion in 2022.

1 day ago · Russian forces are scrambling to build on their rapid advance in retaking areas of the Kursk region, claiming control of the town of Sudzha on March 12, and President Vladimir Putin has met with ...

Mar 6, 2025 · The military situation in the border region of Kursk remains extremely difficult. Reports indicate that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are putting up significant resistance, but despite this, Russian troops continue to advance.

Crimea and eastern Ukraine regions are ... But his visit to Kursk is well-timed and conveniently distracts attention from Ukraine’s PR success in apparently getting itself back into favour with ...

2 days ago · Kursk was one of Kyiv's few bargaining chips in swapping land with Russia, which has seized and occupied around a fifth of Ukraine since it took Crimea in 2014 and launched its full-scale assault in February 2022. In a village east of the fighting, a Ukrainian attack on an agricultural plant killed four people, acting Kursk region governor ...

3 days ago · The result is that Kyiv may have lost one of its only bargaining chips on swapping land with Russia, which has seized and occupied around a fifth of Ukraine since it took Crimea in 2014 and ...

1 day ago · This was Putin’s first trip to Kursk since Ukraine’s surprise attack last year (Photo: Screengrab from Kremlin footage/AFP) ... and international recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea ...

Aug 16, 2024 · A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv’s forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II.