Bridge collapses in Russia’s Kursk as freight train passes over it, says governor; second incident in 24 hours
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Russia’s Putin Thanks Kim for North Korean Troops Fighting in Kursk
For months, Moscow and Pyongyang had been vague about the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine, even after Kyiv publicly paraded two North Korean soldiers its forces had captured. Then, in back-to-back statements, the leaders of the two countries confirmed that North Korean troops have been fighting shoulder to shoulder with…
How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled
Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia, ending an offensive that had stunned the Kremlin last summer with its speed and audacity. Ukrainian soldiers at the front described a retreat that was organized in places and chaotic in others, as Russian forces stormed through their lines and forced them…
Zelenskyy appoints Andrii Hnatov as new chief of general staff amid Kursk conflict
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday appointed Andrii Hnatov as the new Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, as the country looks to restructure and strengthen its military amid ongoing combat in Russia’s Kursk region and increasing pressure in Donetsk. Hnatov replaced Anatoliy Barhylevych, who held the position since February 2024. The…
Ukraine Retreats From All but a Sliver of Land in Russia’s Kursk Region
Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from all but a sliver of land in Russia’s Kursk region, according to military analysts and soldiers, as their monthslong campaign to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end in the face of Moscow’s counterattacks. At the height of the offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square…
Russia Presses Offensive in Kursk Amid Cease-Fire Talks With U.S.
Moscow is pressing its offensive to retake the full territory of Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine as negotiations between the White House and the Kremlin continue over a possible cease-fire in the three-year war. Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its forces had retaken two villages outside Sudzha, the main Russian town that Ukraine…
As Russia Tries to Push Ukraine Out of Kursk, Here’s What to Know
Russian troops appear close to driving Ukraine from all the territory it seized in the Kursk region of Russia last year, a prospect that President Trump referenced in a social media post on Friday. The Russian push in Kursk appeared to accelerate after Mr. Trump froze military aid and intelligence support to Ukraine on March…
Putin’s ultimatum: Ukrainians must ‘surrender or die’ as Russia closes in on Kursk
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region, where they have clung on for more than seven months in one of the key battles of the war. A day after instructing his top commanders to complete the ejection of Ukrainian forces as fast as…
As Russia Tries to Push Ukraine Out of Kursk, Here’s What to Know
Russian troops appear close to driving Ukraine from all the territory it seized in the Kursk region of Russia last year, a battlefield success that would deny President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine a significant bargaining chip in any negotiations. The Russian push in Kursk appeared to accelerate after President Trump froze military aid and intelligence…
Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine
Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to cheer on his military’s ejection of Ukrainian forces from much of the territory they had been occupying in the Russian border region. The Russian leader’s pointed visit came a day after a U.S. delegation met…
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