Contents tagged with Kursk
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Ukrainian intelligence: Russian Lt. Gen. Esedulla Abachev loses arm and leg after Kursk region strike
Ukrainian Forces struck a Russian convoy overnight on August 17 along the Rylsk–Khomutovka highway in Russia’s Kursk region, seriously wounding Lt. Gen. Esedulla Abachev, deputy commander of the Russian military’s “North” grouping, Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) said.
Abachev was urgently airlifted by military transport to the Vishnevsky Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow, where doctors amputated an arm and a leg, the agency said.
“For every war crime against the Ukrainian …
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Ukrainian Military Chief praises operation in Russia's Kursk region for bolstering defense in Donbas
Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has praised a Ukrainian military operation in Russia's Kursk region as "incredible" and "brilliant." The operation, he claims, was crucial to protecting key areas in the Donbas, including Pokrovsk, which is currently facing the presence of approximately 110,000 Russian troops. Syrskyi dismissed the notion that the focus should have been on bolstering Ukrainian front-line units in the Donetsk region instead. In an interview with TSN, he …
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Russia: 1,000 civilians missing after Ukrainian withdrawal from Kursk region
Following the withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) units from the Kursk region, the whereabouts of approximately a thousand residents remain uncertain, according to Russia’s Ombudsperson for Human Rights, Tatyana Moskalkova. "Our efforts brought back over 100 people from Sumy. Initially, the list of those missing contained 2,000 names. As of today, there are still about a thousand unaccounted for," she shared in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Moskalkova confirmed the complete list of the …
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Russian military court convicts 184 Ukrainian servicemen involved in Kursk operation
Judges from Russia's 2nd Western District Military Court delivered verdicts for 184 Ukrainian servicemen captured during the Ukrainian Armed Forces' (AFU) incursion into the Kursk region, reports Mediazona.
The cases against those captured in Kursk stand apart from other terrorism-related cases in Russian courts due to a unified charge levied against all defendants – "committing a terrorist act by a group resulting in severe consequences." Since November 2024, a total of 159 cases involving 267 …
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Ukrainian Forces halt Russian advances on Sumy front, launch counterattacks
Deputy Head of the Sumy Regional Council Volodymyr Bitsak announced that Russian advances have been halted, with Ukrainian forces launching a counter-operation. During a broadcast on "Kyiv 24", he confirmed that Ukrainian forces are now in control of part of the Kondrativka settlement and have also liberated Andriivka.
Meanwhile, Russian forces attempted to cut off a key Ukrainian supply line, the Yunakivska road, but were thwarted by Ukrainian defenders. Bitsak assured that the route remains " …
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Encircled and out of options, Russian battalion considers tactical retreat from Tetkino area amid Ukrainian pressure
n a developing situation near the village of Tetkino in the Kursk region, Russia may soon begin withdrawing its troops as conditions rapidly deteriorate for the Russian garrison there.
The battalion has become encircled by Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the possibility of a tactical retreat now under discussion, reports the Russian Telegram Channel Northern Channel.
According to reports, the 1st Battalion of the 56th Airborne Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces is currently trapped in Tetkino. …
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Ukrainian Forces down Russian Su-35 fighter jet in Kursk region
The Ukrainian Air Force has reported the downing of a Russian Su-35 fighter jet in the Kursk area, a claim that has also been confirmed by pro-Russian military bloggers.
According to Ukrainian military sources, the Su-35 was hit on the morning of June 7. The Air Force has released a video purportedly showing the burning aircraft.
Pro-Russian war bloggers, including Fighterbomber, Boris Rozhin, and the correspondent Yuri Kotenok, confirm the aircraft's loss. Fighterbomber’s report mentions a …
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Russian troops face encirclement as Ukrainian Forces advance in Tetkino, Kursk region
Ukrainian forces are reportedly making significant advances with the Russian forces facing the risk of operational near the village of Tetkino, in the Kursk region, reports the Russian war channel "Northern Channel," which is associated with the Russian army.
According to the channel, Ukrainian Armed Forces have already breached into the center of Tetkino. The situation on the Tetkino front is dire, as the Ukrainians attack almost without interruptions. Ukraine's forces have moved toward the …
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Deadly bridge collapses in Russia's Bryansk and Kursk regions: 7 dead, dozens injured
A bridge collapsed onto railway tracks in the Vygochy District of the Bryansk region, as reported by the region’s governor, Alexander Bogomaz. The incident has resulted in the deaths of seven individuals and left 66 others injured, including three children. At least three of the injured, among them a child, remain in critical condition.
According to Russian Railways, the collapse occurred around 11 p.m. on May 31st between the Pilshino and Vygonichi crossings. The collapse occurred when a …
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Ukrainian Forces capture 10 Russian soldiers in Kursk region
Ukrainian forces have captured 10 Russian soldiers in the Kursk region, with potential plans to exchange them for Ukrainian military personnel currently held captive by Russia, reported the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces on Saturday, May 31.
The paratroopers, in conjunction with allied units, secured the capture of Russian army soldiers on the Kursk front. The captured Russian soldiers reported that while serving in their units they were subjected to inhumane treatment, psychological pressure, …