Ukraine faces heavy losses in Kursk as North Korean troops support Russian offensives, risking further territorial decline.
Something struck a group of Russian troops in Lgov, a town of 21,000 in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast, late Sunday or early Monday. “It’s terrible,” a bystander cried. “The guys are all in the bunker,” they added as the bunker burned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said late on Tuesday that no one would give peace to his country as a gift, but he believed the United States would stand alongside Kyiv as it fights to stop Russia's 34-month invasion.
Russia reports new attack on Lgov, Kursk region
Thanks to the offensive actions, rangers of the 6th Special Operations Forces Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces took control of the settlement in Russia's Kursk region, the press service of the Special Operations Forces reports.
Alexander Khinshtein, the acting governor of Russia’s Kursk region, called the demands of Sudzha residents for increased compensation for property lost during Ukraine’s offensive “not entirely fair.”
Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied by daily combat losses and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk.
A third year of war in Ukraine drags on as the new year and the conflict's February anniversary approach. The war in 2024 saw major shifts on the battlefield and in Western politics.
Outnumbered Ukrainian troops are clinging to a section of Russian territory in hopes of using it as a bargaining chip in any future negotiations.
Reclaiming Kursk is high on Moscow's agenda but comments by Valery Gerasimov failed to address the continuing presence of Ukrainian troops on Russian soil.
“They are performing quite well,” Ukrainian war correspondent Andrii Tsaplienko said of the 47th Mechanized Brigade’s dozen or so surviving Abrams. Ukrainian crews have praised the M-1’s thick protection and accurate fire controls.
While diplomats may eventually negotiate an end to the fighting, the outcome will likely be dictated by the soldiers entrenched in the trenches of Donbass. For now, the war grinds on, with no clear resolution in sight.