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

Reclaiming Kursk Moscow reports full control of western Russian region despite ongoing fighting with Ukrainian forces in border areas

Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and our detailed military analyses are part of our commitment to objective reporting on a war we firmly oppose.

Nearly nine months after losing significant portions of the Kursk region to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia announced that its military has fully recaptured the border territory.

Kursk Region fully liberated from Ukrainians

Kiev's gamble to invade Russia has ended up in an unmitigated disaster, the president has said. The Russian military has completely liberated the border Kursk Region from Ukrainian forces, President Vladimir Putin has said after being briefed on the battlefield situation by General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov. In a video address shared by the Kremlin on Saturday, Putin thanked Russian service members "who took part in defeating the neo-Nazi gro…

Kursk is seen as a success of Ukraine. Now the Russian territory is probably again under Moscow's control. But the reports are contradictory.

According to President Putin, the last Ukrainian troops on Russian soil had been killed or driven out. The "Kursk" adventure had ended with the final battle for Gornal village on the Ukrainian border. Kiev now has less leverage. When Ukrainian troops invaded Kursk Russian Oblast about half a year ago, there was already strong criticism of President Selensky and the General Staff. Important resources needed to defend the front lines in the countr…

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…