In the Kursk region of Ukraine, Russian forces recently launched a massive assault in an attempt to gain ground in the battle for the village of Malaya Loknya. The Russians had already tried to take the area before,

Ukraine’s continued focus on Kursk shows how important Kyiv believes it is to hold on to Russian land, especially if Trump pushes both sides to the negotiating table.

Ukrainian forces on Sunday launched a surprise attack in the Russian border region of Kursk, causing a major dent in Moscow’s military operation in Eastern Ukraine

Ukraine launched a daring offensive into Russia's Kursk region, hoping to stretch Russia's resources and gain a new bargaining chip.

Ukraine is leaning into its efforts to hold onto the Russian territory of Kursk amid intense pressure from Russian and North Korean forces to take it back, apparently gambling that the region could be a valuable card in potential negotiations with Moscow.