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Russia says it eliminated Ukrainian unit, as Kyiv claims advances in Kursk

Ukrainian official says incursion into Russian territory aims to push Moscow to enter ‘fair negotiation process’.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s Russia incursion gamble leaves enemy in shock, allies guessing

With its daring incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine has attempted to reshuffle the cards in the conflict after months of paralysis in its eastern Donbas region. It exposed Russian military weaknesses and could strengthen Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table.

France 24

Disarray in Putin’s military command exposed by Ukraine’s attack in Russia, says Zelensky’s chief adviser

Exclusive: Mykhailo Podolyak tells The Independent that the cross-border assault into the Kursk region shows that Putin has ‘very little control’ over the border

The Independent UK

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Russian state TV makes rare admission over Ukraine war

Film director Karen Shakhnazarov made several candid statements while discussing Ukraine’s advance into Kursk

Evening Standard

Ukraine Says Incursion Aimed At 'Fair' Talks With Russia

Ukraine said Friday its incursion into Russian territory was aimed at forcing Russia to negotiate on "fair" terms, as Moscow's troops announced new gains in eastern Ukraine.

International Business Times

Ukraine links Kursk incursion to ‘fair talks’ as Russia closes in on key city

Comments by Zelenskiy aide come as officials in strategic Pokrovsk say Moscow’s forces are ‘advancing at a fast pace’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region

Ukraine said it now controlled dozens of settlements and Sudzha, a town eight kilometres (five miles) from the border.

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Kursk incursion: how Ukraine turned the tables and struck back at Russia

Secrecy was key in attack that has opened a new front in the war and left Russians looking leaden-footed

The Guardian - UK

As Ukraine invades Russia’s Kursk region, where are Putin’s allies?

While Belarus’s Lukashenko has commented on the cross-border attacks, Central Asian nations stay mum.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian army ‘deployed in greater force’ in Kursk after Ukrainian offensive – as it happened

The UK’s Ministry of Defence said Russian forces were initially disorganised following Ukraine’s lightning offensive

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops close in on key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk amid ongoing incursion

The Russian army closed in on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on Friday, a key logistics hub through which supplies are transported to troops and towns on the eastern front, while Kyiv urged civilians living there to speed up evacuations. In the meantime, Ukraine said its forces have continued…

France 24

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv’s forces seize scores of villages, attack air bases and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 903

As the war enters its 903rd day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war briefing: Russia hiring trench diggers after Kursk invasion

Ukraine sets up military commandant’s office in Kursk; Russians grind on towards strategic Pokrovsk in Donbas. What we know on day 905

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The Conversation

Ukraine recap: Kursk offensive turns the fortunes of war on their head – for now at least

Social media was buzzing earlier this week with restaurant reviews from the Kursk region of Russia, written by Ukrainian troops. They were clearly enjoying the fact that after months of grinding retreat in the face of a relentless Russian advance, they now found themselves on the other side of the…

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy: Ukraine’s troops now in full control of Russian town of Sudzha

Military commandant’s office is being established in city, says president as discussions over prisoner exchanges restart

Al Jazeera

Ukraine claims it fully captured strategic Russian town in Kursk region

Moscow evacuates more residents from border region as Ukraine pushes on with daring incursion into Russian territory.

The Independent UK

Mapped: Ukraine’s counterattack into the Russian Kursk region explained

Ukraine’s attack into Kursk has left Vladimir Putin’s forces scrambling

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The Independent UK

Facts about Russian town of Sudza claimed by Ukraine as part of its incursion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the country’s military has taken full control of the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region

The Independent UK

British tanks used to drive back Putin’s forces during Ukraine’s attack in Russia

Former defence secretaries Ben Wallace and Malcolm Rifkind praise government for allowing the Challenger 2 tanks to be at the forefront of Ukraine defending itself, and are optimistic about their impact on the battlefield

Al Jazeera

Mapping Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

Ukraine claims to control over 1,000sq km (386sq miles) of Russian territory since a surprise offensive began August 6.

Top News

Ukrainian Forces Capture Russian Town Sudzha In Surprise Assault

Ukrainian forces under President Zelensky capture Russian town Sudzha, making significant territorial gains in Kursk region.

International Business Times

Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region

Ukraine on Thursday claimed fresh advances in its cross-border offensive into Russia, where it said it had seized over a thousand square kilometres, the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II. Russia said it had recaptured a first village from Ukrainian forces in the…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine leverages limited resources for incursion into Russia’s Kursk

As Ukraine gains a rare upper hand, the world awaits Russian talk of red lines and its promised response.

The Conversation

Ukraine’s Kursk incursion: how the invasion of Russia could change the political focus of the conflict

The Ukrainian operation in Russia’s Kursk region began in late July with several days of airstrikes before Kyiv’s ground forces quickly advanced several miles deep into Russian territory on August 6, 2024. Since then, according to various reports, they have established an expanded foothold of as much as 1,000 square…

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