Kursk, Russia and Ukrainian Forces

Russia is advancing in Kursk, threatening Ukraine’s sole territorial bargaining counter
Ukraine’s presence in Russia’s Kursk region has deteriorated sharply, with the advance threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining counter at a crucial time in the war.
Russian Soldiers Creep Through Gas Pipeline to Strike Ukrainian Forces in Kursk, Bloggers Say
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia was storming the town of Sudzha on Sunday after special forces used a gas pipeline to surprise Ukrainian units as part of a major offensive to eject Ukrainian soldiers from the western Russian region of Kursk, pro-Russian war bloggers said.
Russia claims gains in Kursk against Ukrainian forces
Ukrainian troops stormed into Kursk last summer, taking chunks of territory in an unexpected lightning attack. Russia has taken back more than two-thirds of the territory Ukraine initially seized in Kursk.
Ukraine soldiers in Kursk almost surrounded, says Russia’s former president Medvedev
Recent advances by Russian forces against Ukraine in the Kursk region meant that Kyiv’s soldiers were almost surrounded, Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday
Russian offensive under way against Ukrainian forces in Kursk
Released March 9, 2025Russia's defense ministry released this video on Sunday of what it said were drone strikes on a Ukrainian military column in Russia's Kursk region.Reuters was able to partially confirm the location of the video as Sudzha but could not independently verify the date it was recorded.
Russia Close to Cutting Off Ukrainian Troops Fighting in Kursk
Russian forces have reclaimed some Ukrainian-held territory in the Kursk Region, threatening a potential bargaining chip that Kyiv could take into potential peace talks with Moscow.
Russian forces walked inside gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from rear in Kursk
Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers reported.
Russia claims counter-offensive into Ukraine's Sumy region
Russia on Sunday announced it had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 in a cross-border offensive, as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia's neighbouring Kursk region.
Russia claims advances in Kursk region, Zelensky demands sanctions
Russia on Saturday said its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region in a fresh setback for Kyiv as the prospect of peace negotiations
Russia steps up attacks, retakes villages in Kursk & east Ukraine
Russia has intensified its attacks in Ukraine, reclaiming three villages in the Kursk region while launching deadly strikes across eastern Ukraine. At least 14 people were killed in overnight assaults.
Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk
Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s ...
Ukraine war latest: Trump won't resume Ukraine military aid after signing minerals deal; Kursk situation 'difficult but under control'
Trump won't resume Ukraine military aid after signing minerals deal, NBC News reports Ukraine releases video of Russian ...
An exclusive look at Russia's frontlines in Kursk as Trump pushes for peace with Ukraine
NBC News is the first U.S. news network to reach Kursk Oblast since Ukraine took territory there in 2024. NBC News' Keir ...
Russia Ramps Up Kursk Campaign as US Arms Supplies Set to Wane
Kremlin forces are racing to drive back and cut off Ukraine’s troops in Russia’s Kursk region in a bid to undermine a ...
Ukraine loses ground in Kursk as US cuts off support
FREE TO READ] Moscow’s troops gain territory around the Russian town of Sudzha ahead of crucial talks between Kyiv and Washington this week ...
In a Russian border region scarred by war, civilians want peace with Ukraine — but not compromise
We hope that the leaders will come to an agreement and we will have peace,” said Sergei Kurnosov, the mayor of the town of ...
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Russian forces retake three more settlements in Kursk region, defence ministry says
A ministry statement on the Telegram messaging app said Russian troops were now in control of Malaya Lokhnya, Cherkasskoye ...
The lid of the boiler in the Kursk region is almost closed — Medvedev
The boiler cover in the Kursk region is practically closed. This was announced today by Deputy Chairman of the Security ...