Russia has regained control of Kursk border region from Ukraine, Putin says

Russia says it retook Kursk from Ukraine with North Korean help

The Russian army has fully liberated the border Kursk region from Ukrainian control with the help of North Korean soldiers, Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Saturday, admitting their participation in the conflict for the first time. Gerasimov especially hailed the "heroism" of the North Korean soldiers taking part…

What to know about the battle for Russia’s Kursk region

By The Associated Press Nearly nine months after losing chunks of the Kursk region to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the border territory. Ukraine denied it, saying the fighting was still ongoing. If confirmed, Moscow’s victory in Kursk would deprive Kyiv of key leverage in U.S.-brokered efforts to negotiate an end to the more than 3-year-old war by exchanging its gains for some of Russia-oc…

What to know about the battle for Russia’s Kursk region - Washington Examiner

Nearly nine months after losing chunks of the Kursk region to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the border territory. Ukraine denied it, saying the fighting was still ongoing. If confirmed, Moscow’s victory in Kursk would deprive Kyiv of key leverage in U.S.-brokered efforts to negotiate an end to the more than 3-year-old war by exchanging its gains for some of Russia-occupied land in Ukraine. …

PUTIN: ‘Ukraine's Adventure in Kursk Region Has Completely Failed’ - Russian Forces Liberate Gornal and Expel the Last Ukrainian Troops from Russian Region

After 9 months of resistance, Ukrainian forces have been driven out of Gornal, their last bastion in Russia’s Kursk region. This marks the end of a surprise offensive that ended up being a good PR move, but cost Kiev over 75,000 troops dead or injured and several thousands of tanks, armored cars, air defense complexes, and artillery pieces. AP pretends that Ukraine withdrew its troops voluntarily, to help negotiations. Watch: Russian flag raised…

Putin Announces Kursk Region Fully Liberated From Ukrainians

Putin Announces Kursk Region Fully Liberated From Ukrainians Russia's top military leaders as well as President Vladimir Putin have on Saturday declared the full liberation of Russia's Kursk region, after Ukrainian forces invaded and occupied huge swathes of it starting last August. The final fight was for the village of Gornal, which lies on the Ukrainian border. Fighting on the vicinity of the settlement became fierce earlier this month, and t…

The Russian military has taken control of the entire Kursk region in western Ukraine from Ukrainian forces, the Kremlin said. Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev, which seized parts of the territory last August, that its "adventure" had failed. The Ukrainian military denied the allegations and said fighting was continuing.