Russia, Ukraine and Kursk

Russia Claims Control of Key Town as Ukraine Renews Push in Kursk
Ukraine has largely been driven out of Kurakhove, a battered but strategic town in the Donbas, Russia said. Kyiv’s forces were pressing a renewed offensive in southern Russia.
Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn’t confirm the loss
The claim, which drew no response from Ukrainian authorities, came a day after the Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces had pressed new attacks in Russia’s Kursk border region.
Ukraine renews attack on Russia's Kursk region
It comes as Ukraine's president says only the US can provide security guarantees leading to an end to the war.
Ukraine war latest: Russia gives battlefield update after Ukraine's new Kursk attack
Russia claims it has captured the town of Kurakhove on the route to the key logistics town of Pokrovsk. They also say they have thwarted Ukraine's latest offensive in the Kursk region. Submit your questions on the war in the form below for our experts to answer.
Ukraine Launches New Attack in Kursk Region of Western Russia
Russian forces continue to make costly but consistent gains in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. They are steadily grinding down a pocket of resistance around the town of Kurakhove and are also fighting to envelop the larger nearby city of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian soldiers and officials said.
Ukraine Appears to Launch New Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region
Ukraine appeared to launch a fresh offensive Sunday in Russia’s border region of Kursk, where Kyiv’s forces have held territory for several months.
Russia says it captured Ukrainian town; fighting continues in Kursk
Russia said on Monday it had made an important advance in eastern Ukraine but Russian war bloggers said Moscow's forces were continuing to fend off a major Ukrainian attack inside western Russia. The Russian defence ministry said its forces had captured the town of Kurakhove which lies 32 km (20 miles) south of Pokrovsk,

Macron, Ukraine

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Putin Sends Top General to Kursk as Ukraine's NATO Tanks Roll In
Yunus-Bek Yevkurov—who played a key role in negotiations during a 2023 mutiny attempt led by Yevgeny Prigozhin—arrived in the Kursk region on Sunday.