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What to know about the battle for Russia's Kursk region

Nearly nine months after losing chunks of the Kursk region to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia has announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the border territory

The Independent UK

Russia says it has fully retaken Kursk, but Ukraine says fighting continues

Ukraine dismisses report of Kursk loss as a ‘propaganda ‘trick’.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war briefing: Russia and Ukraine swap more than 500 prisoners of war

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops remain under fire in Russian border regions despite Vladimir Putin’s ‘Easter truce’. What we know on day 1,152

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Russia says it has retaken another village in the Kursk region from Ukrainian forces

Russia claims to have seized the border village of Oleshnya, pushing Ukrainian forces from one of their last footholds in the Kursk region, according to Russia's Defense Ministry

The Independent UK

Ukraine pounds Kursk with drones as Trump again blames Zelensky for Putin's invasion

Russia’s defence ministry claimed to have shot down over 100 drones above its Kursk region

Evening Standard

Russian advances in Ukraine slow down despite growing force size

Two analyses have captured Moscow’s battlefield struggles amid US-mediated talks to end the war.

Al Jazeera

Mapped: All Ukrainian incursions into Russia - including activity in Belgorod confirmed by Zelensky

As Kyiv’s forces collapsed in Kursk, a new incursion into Russia’s Belgorod region began

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy speaks of military presence in Russia’s Belgorod region for first time

Ukraine president makes first explicit mention of ‘active operations’ on ground in Russian border region close to Kursk. What we know on day 1,140

The Guardian - AU

Ukrainians expect Russia to launch a fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position

Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize the pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin’s negotiating position in ceasefire talks

The Independent UK

Russia suffers ‘heavy losses’ in east Ukraine amid shaky limited ceasefire

The rival sides trade accusations of ceasefire violations while top Russian officials strive to discredit Zelenskyy.

Al Jazeera

North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia this year, says South Korea

Kim Jong-un's soldiers, who have been fighting in Russia's Kursk region against the Ukrainian army, are said to have suffered heavy losses.

Euronews

Mapped: Where is key Russian gas pumping station hit by huge explosion

The station in Sudzha – in the border Kursk region – has been a critical hub for Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine

The Independent UK

Watch moment Russia ‘bombs’ own crucial gas pipe near Kursk

This is the moment Russia allegedly bombed its own crucial gas pipeline in Sudzha, located in the Russian border region of Kursk.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian forces have not been encircled in Kursk region, Kyiv and military officials say

Despite recent comments by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian forces have not been encircled by Russian troops in the Kursk region or anywhere else on the frontlines.

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Al Jazeera

Spring brings more Russian advances as Putin rejects a ceasefire in Ukraine

Amid truce negotiations, Russian forces were stirring in the south after pushing Ukraine out of Kursk.

The Conversation

Trump-Putin ceasefire conversation shows no initial signs of bringing peace to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a proposal by United States President Donald Trump for Russia and Ukraine to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, according to statements by both the White House and the Kremlin.

The Independent UK

Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets in high-stakes Trump call – but no full ceasefire

Kremlin says Russian president has ordered his military to stop attacks for 30 days while naming additional conditions for a full truce

International Business Times

'I'm Alive': Russian Kursk Evacuees Reunite With Families

Russian pensioner Olga Shkuratova trembled, clutching a scrap of paper bearing a handwritten phone number for her son.

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian troops withdraw from Kursk amid ‘huge swarms’ of drones

Troops are outnumbered up to six to one in some areas

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s troops vastly outnumbered and facing ‘huge swarms’ of Russian drones in Kursk retreat

IN FOCUS: Askold Krushelnycky speaks to a senior officer in Kyiv’s army about the pain being felt by troops as they withdraw from inside Russia

International Business Times

Russians Speak Of Nerves And Hope For Peace As They Shelter In Kursk

Andrey Klimenko hiccups and shifts his weight from one leg to the other.

Euronews

Ceasefire talks with Putin will involve 'land and power plants', Trump says

The US president said that he would talk to his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, after negotiators have pushed for Russia to back a US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal.

Euronews

Ukraine loses Sudzha, the biggest town it had occupied in Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine's General Staff has confirmed that it has withdrawn from the town of Sudzha,days after Russia said it had re-captured it.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Putin of seeking to prolong war amid buildup of forces

Ukrainian president maintains his troops are still fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and warns that Moscow is ‘doing everything’ to prevent a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,117

Euronews

Russia and Ukraine exchanged intense aerial strikes overnight into Saturday

Moscow released a video on Saturday showing the damaged town of Sudzha, in Russia's Kursk region, and claimed it was retaken by Russian forces on 13 March.

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