Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian aviation destroys Russian military hub, neutralizes 30 troops in Kursk Oblast

The Ukrainian Air Force struck a Russian troop concentration in Kondratovka, Kursk Oblast, killing up to 30 enemy personnel and demolishing a military facility, the General Staff reported on Telegram on March 25.

25 March 2025, 10:50 AM

Third day of flames at Kursk Oblast's Sudzha gas metering station

The gas metering station in Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, near the Ukrainian border, continues to burn into its third day, the RIA Novosti agency reported on Telegram on March 24.

24 March 2025, 04:13 PM

Russian troops attempt to extend operations into Sumy Oblast

Russian special forces are attempting to expand their reach into Sumy Oblast and shift hostilities from Kursk Oblast into Ukraine, said Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, on the United News telethon on March 24.

24 March 2025, 12:49 PM

Russian tanks outnumber Ukrainian losses in Kursk Oblast

Russia's tank losses in Kursk Oblast have surpassed those in Ukraine, with Russian forces losing 66 tanks compared to Ukraine's 55, Business Insider reports on March 23.

23 March 2025, 03:38 PM

Ukrainian paratrooper discusses current situation in Russia's Kursk Oblast

North Korean soldiers remain actively involved in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to a post on the 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of Polissya's Telegram channel, shared by brigade soldier Bohdan on March 23.

23 March 2025, 01:38 PM

Ukrainian troops push forward in western Belgorod Oblast

Ukrainian troops have made modest gains in the western part of Russia's Belgorod Oblast, according to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on March 22.

22 March 2025, 02:08 PM

Key Russian gas transit point to Europe goes up in flames - Video

Videos of a fireball rising into the sky at a recently closed gas pumping and metering station in the town of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk Oblast were posted by Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels shortly after midnight on March 21.

21 March 2025, 09:10 AM

Ukraine in better military position than public reporting suggests, Finnish president says

Ukraine is in a stronger military position than reported by open sources, particularly regarding the fighting in eastern Ukraine and in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb told public broadcaster Yle on March 19.

19 March 2025, 11:47 PM

Russian forces from Kursk Oblast mass near Sumy Oblast border, Ukrainian military says

Significant numbers of Russian troops, recently active in Kursk Oblast, are moving closer to Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast border, according to Vadym Mysnyk, spokesperson for the Siversk Operational-Tactical Grouping, speaking during the national telethon program on March 18.

18 March 2025, 06:53 PM

Ukraine’s Kursk withdrawal sparks debate over Trump’s role

The partial retreat of Ukrainian forces from Russia’s Kursk Oblast dealt a setback to Ukraine’s military command but fell short of the catastrophe claimed by Russian propaganda and amplified by U.S. President Donald Trump, who spoke of an alleged encirclement of Ukrainian troops, The Economist reported on March 17.

18 March 2025, 04:08 PM

Kostenko: Ukraine’s retreat in Kursk tied to logistics, NK troops

Secretary of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Roman Kostenkо, detailed in an interview with Radio NV on March 14 the key factors behind the Ukrainian Armed Forces' (UAF) retreat in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, when the situation became irreversible, and whether Ukraine can maintain a buffer zone there.

16 March 2025, 09:39 PM

Ukrainian troops withdraw from Kursk but dig in to defend Sumy Oblast

Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from nearly all territories in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, except for a small strip of land, and are working to prevent Russian troops from advancing into Sumy Oblast, The New York Times reported on March 16, citing military analysts and service members.

16 March 2025, 07:51 PM

Putin’s bluff exposed — ISW finds no proof of Ukrainian encirclement

Russian forces continue offensive operations in Russia’s Kursk Oblast but have not yet pushed Ukrainian forces out of the region, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report published on March 15.

16 March 2025, 10:25 AM

ISW: No proof of Ukraine troop ‘encirclement’ despite Putin’s claims

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin seized on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukrainian forces were “encircled” in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, using it as a distraction from his refusal to accept a U.S.- and Ukraine-backed ceasefire proposal, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 14.

15 March 2025, 10:13 AM

Ukraine’s Kursk operation has met its objectives, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk Oblast has succeeded in relieving Russian pressure from other areas of the front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 14.

14 March 2025, 08:28 PM

Ukraine’s General Staff denies reports of Ukrainian troops encircled in Russia’s Kursk Oblast

Reports claiming Ukrainian troops were encircled by Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk Oblast are false, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a Telegram statement on March 14.

14 March 2025, 07:12 PM

Trump calls talks with Putin 'productive' and urges saving Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk

Donald Trump said he had a "very good and productive conversation" with Vladimir Putin on March 13 after U.S. special representative Steve Witkoff visited Moscow, according to reports on March 14.

14 March 2025, 04:57 PM

Russian forces attempt small-unit incursions into Sumy Oblast

Russian forces are attempting to infiltrate Sumy Oblast using small assault groups near the villages of Novenke and Zhuravka, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said on air of the National United News program on March 14.

14 March 2025, 12:02 PM

Russians try quad bikes to seize village in Sumy Oblast, but face swift defeat

Russian invasion forces are persisting in their attempts to penetrate Basivka, a village in Sumy Oblast nestled between Zhuravka and Novenke, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on March 13 and released video evidence of Ukrainian defenders neutralizing the invaders.

13 March 2025, 08:30 PM

Belarus' Lukashenko meets Putin in Moscow, claims Kursk Oblast will be 'liberated' soon

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin met with Belarusian colleague Alexander Lukashenko in the Kremlin on March 13, as reported by the Russian Telegram channel Mash. Russian state media released the first quotes from their conversation.

13 March 2025, 05:36 PM

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