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Ukraine: Russia 'Getting What It Deserves' in Kursk

Though Russia purports to have stopped much of a new Ukrainian offensive

(Newser) - Russia's Kursk region is back in the news, with word from Moscow that Ukraine launched a new offensive there on Sunday. NBC News calls the move an apparent effort to grab new territory in the region, which Ukraine first entered in August . It took a swath of territory at...

Ukrainian Troops Describe Struggles in Chaotic Kursk Fight

Communication delays, difficulty of counterattacking Russian forces raise doubts about the mission

(Newser) - Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all costs while others question the value of having gone in at all. Battles are so intense that some Ukrainian commanders...

First North Korean Soldiers Killed in Ukraine

They are believed to be fighting on the front lines with Russia

(Newser) - Ukraine's military intelligence agency and the Pentagon said Monday that some North Korean troops have been killed during combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk border region. These are the first reported casualties since the US and Ukraine announced that North Korea had sent 10,000 to 12,...

North Korean General Injured in Ukraine

Details are scarce, but defector predicts more casualties will follow

(Newser) - A senior North Korean general was wounded in a recent Ukrainian strike in Russia's Kursk region, Western officials said Thursday, per the Wall Street Journal , without disclosing the man's identity or how he was injured. However, the Journal notes several North Korean servicemen were reportedly at a command...

Russia Pulls Some Troops From Ukraine to Defend Home

Ukrainian forces said to have gained control of 74 Russian towns and villages

(Newser) - Ukraine's surprise attack on Russian soil has done more than boost morale. Russia has withdrawn forces from Ukraine to respond to what's described as the biggest invasion of the country since World War II, checking off one Ukrainian objective, US officials tell the Wall Street Journal . The exact...

Russia Declares Emergency After Daring Ukraine Attack

Moscow institutes 'federal level' emergency in Kursk after incursion on its soil

(Newser) - Russia declared a "federal level" emergency in the Kursk region following a large-scale incursion from Ukraine and sent reinforcements there on Friday, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured across the border in what appeared to be Kyiv's biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began....

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