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Ukraine now controls 74 settlements in Kursk Oblast, Zelenskyy says

As many as 74 Russian settlements in Kursk Oblast are now under control by the Ukrainian military, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his Aug. 13 evening address.

13 August 2024, 09:20 PM

Ukrainian troops show empty streets of Sudzha — video

In a video posted by Ukraine’s special operations unit BRAVO Team on Aug. 12, Ukrainian armored vehicles can be seen driving around the barren streets of downtown Sudzha, Kursk Oblast.

13 August 2024, 01:45 AM

Russian helicopter mistakenly strikes own armor column in Kursk Oblast — photo

A Russian Ka-52 helicopter attacked a convoy of Russian armored vehicles in Kursk Oblast, according to reports from several Telegram channels that emerged on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 10:24 PM

Ukraine can hit key Russian airfields from Kursk Oblast, expert says

The advance into Russia’s Kursk Oblast has placed the Ukrainian military within reach of several Russian military airfields, Ukrainian Aviation expert Anatolii Khrapchynskyi said in an interview with NV Radio on Aug. 10.

12 August 2024, 09:03 PM

Ukrainian incursion in Kursk Oblast challenges Russian battlefield control and strategy - ISW

Ukraine's operation in Kursk Oblast has shifted the battlefield dynamics, allowing Ukrainian forces to seize the initiative and challenge Russia's broader offensive strategy, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Aug. 11.

12 August 2024, 11:04 AM

Russia declares ‘counter-terrorism operation’ in three regions

Russian authorities have introduced “counter-terrorism operation regime” in Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod oblasts, state propaganda outlet RIA Novosti reported on Aug. 9.

10 August 2024, 01:53 AM

Drone strike disables Kursk NPP substation — Russian media

Several settlements in Kursk Oblast were left without electricity after a UAV struck a power substation near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, Russian media outlet Important Stories reported on Aug. 9.

10 August 2024, 12:42 AM

Video shows Ukrainian troops in control of Sudzha, Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian forces appear to be in control of Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, as seen in a video circulating on social media on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 10:32 PM

Russia tightens security around Kursk NPP

Russian security forces have blocked access roads to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, in response to Ukraine’s ongoing push into Kursk Oblast, Russian media outlet Important Stories reported on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 09:04 PM

Ukraine’s Kursk operation aligns with US policy — Pentagon

Ukraine’s ongoing military operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast does not contradict the U.S. escalation management policy, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said at a press briefing on Aug. 8.

9 August 2024, 01:24 AM

Ukraine unlikely to go for Kursk NPP, source says

Ukrainian forces currently advancing deeper into Russia’s Kursk Oblast are unlikely to try and capture the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, a source in Ukraine’s General Staff told The Economist on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 11:51 PM

Russian propaganda scrambles to reassure Kursk residents

The Kremlin has instructed its loyal media to try and reassure Kursk Oblast residents that dictator Vladimir Putin “won’t abandon anyone in peril,” while Ukrainian troops continue advancing deeper into the region, independent Russian outlet Meduza reported on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 10:20 PM

Kadyrov’s troops claim they ‘missed’ Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast

Deployed in Kursk Oblast, Russia’s National Guard unit Akhmat “missed” advancing Ukrainian troops and never engaged in combat, Apti Alaudinov, Akhmat’s commander, claimed on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 08:53 PM

US had no warning of Ukraine’s operation in Kursk Oblast

Kyiv did not give Washington advance warning of its cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said during a briefing on Aug. 7.

8 August 2024, 02:11 AM

Russia rushes Kursk Oblast civilians into blitz drone training courses — report

Russian military officials have begun urgently recruiting civilians into drone squads, scrambling to try and stop the advance of Ukrainian armor deeper into Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian resistance movement Atesh reported on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 09:18 PM

EU sees no issue with Ukraine’s operation in Kursk Oblast

Ukraine’s apparent incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast represents legitimate self-defense, Peter Stano, the European Commission's Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, told Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 08:49 PM

15 of Kadyrov’s soldiers reportedly wounded in Kursk Oblast

At least 15 soldiers from the Akhmat unit of the Russian National Guard were injured in the Korenevsky district in Kursk Oblast, Russian Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported on Aug. 6.

7 August 2024, 02:07 AM

Ukrainian forces destroy Russian helicopter near Kursk Oblast

As they launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian forces destroyed an enemy ballistic missile, two UAVs, and a helicopter in the skies near the border, Sumy regional authorities reported via Telegram on Aug. 6.

6 August 2024, 11:54 PM

Russian authorities claim Ukrainian forces cross border into Kursk

Russian authorities and state media reported an alleged cross-border raid by Ukrainian forces into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, along with fighting in border areas, on Aug. 6.

6 August 2024, 02:55 PM

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