Kursk, Putin and Ukraine

Ukraine's Kursk offensive could spell endgame for Putin
Gordon, the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region could signal the beginning of the end for Putin. "Ukraine is currently in a much more favorable strategic position than Russia," he writes for "The Telegraph.
Putin’s troops thwarted by new Ukrainian tactic in Kursk
Ukraine makes a surge in the Kursk region closing down on Russian troops, says RUSI’s Matthew Savill: “They used troops mechanised and electronic warfare to create windows where Russian observation was obscured or denied.
Putin sends trusted general to fend off Ukraine’s offensive in Kursk
Russia sent one of its top generals, General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, to organize Russia’s defense in Kursk Oblast against a renewed Ukrainian attack, The Telegraph reported on Jan. 5.
Ukraine Says Forces Conducting 'New Offensive Actions' in Russia's Kursk Region
Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were "commencing new offensive actions" in Russia's western Kursk region, in its first substantive remarks two days after Russian reports of a renewed Ukrainian thrust in the area.
Russia claims capture of eastern Ukrainian town as fighting rages in Kursk
Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a day after Kyiv launched a counterattack in the Russian region of Kursk.
Russia says it is hitting Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday its troops had inflicted heavy strikes on Ukrainian units in Russia's western Kursk region, where Ukraine's military reported an escalation in fighting in the previous 24 hours.
Over 38,000 Russian troops killed, hurt in Kursk, Zelenskyy says amid new offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that some 38,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded fighting in Russia's western Kursk region since August.
Ukraine Says Conducting Combat Operations In Russia's Kursk Region
Ukraine said Tuesday its forces struck a Russian military "command post" in Russia's Kursk region during "combat operations", while backtracking on a claim it had launched a fresh offensive in the border area.
Russia claims capture of Ukraine's Kurakhove as battle rages in Kursk
Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second day of fierce fighting was under way.
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Kursk region may signal beginning of Putin's end in 2025 - The Telegraph
Russia's Kursk region may signal the beginning of the end for Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2025. The Russian front ...
North Korean soldier’s haunting final diary entries before dying in Putin’s meat-grinder
The diary showing signs of brainwashing are among possessions retrieved from the bodies of troops sent 7,000 miles from their homeland to shore up Vladimir Putin’s attempt to claw back ground in ...
‘If Putin swallows Ukraine, his appetite will only grow’: Austin, Zelenskyy agree Trump must not end aid
Austin also announced the US would send another $500 million in security assistance to Ukraine, including missiles for ...
'No evidence' Vladimir Putin wants peace deal to end Ukraine war, says Foreign Secretary David Lammy
The Cabinet minister also suggested that Donald Trump’s timetable for a peace deal was slipping towards Easter ...
Top Russian general betrays Putin’s worst fears as Ukraine attacks Kursk again
Russia’s defence ministry may believe its forces are “defeating” Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the Kursk region, but ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says
Russia has suffered heavy losses in five months of fighting Ukrainian forces in its Kursk region, with nearly 15,000 of Vladimir Putin ’s troops killed, Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday. At such a ...
British Challenger 2 tanks helped Ukraine smash through Putin’s defences in Kursk in lightning three-pronged attack
BRITISH-made Challenger 2 tanks helped Ukraine break through Russia’s defences in Kursk, according to pro-Kremlin sources.
Ukraine says 3,800 North Koreans have been killed or wounded so far in Kursk
Ukraine's president told podcaster Lex Fridman that 3,800 North Koreans had been killed or wounded fighting alongside Russia ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump sympathises with Putin’s stance on Nato as Kursk battle rages
Patriarch Kirill, an enthusiastic backer of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, blessed icons and crosses that were to be engraved with the president’s initials and sent to servicemen in the 34-month-old ...
Russia unleashes hell on Ukraine as Putin's thugs slaughter 19 with huge drone blitz
Russia unleashed a massive wave of drone strikes on Wednesday night, killing 19 and injuring at least 139 people. Vladimir ...