A timeline of Ukraine's attack and Russia's fightback

Kursk offensive: A timeline of Ukraine's attack and Russia's fightback
Ukrainian troops sprang one of the biggest surprises of the war by invading Russia's Kursk region last August, and Russia has taken more than seven months to eject them.
Ukraine under pressure in Russia's Kursk region
Ukraine's deteriorating position in Kursk comes as it is finally seeing more positive developments on the eastern front in Donbas, where Russian forces' advance appears to be stalling out and Ukraine is now mounting a number of counterattacks, according to independent military analysts.
Ukraine struggles to hold on in Kursk Oblast as Russia strikes back before peace talks
Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk Oblast appears more likely as the latest news shows Russia taking ground amid intense attacks to drive Ukraine out, experts and soldiers say. Retaking Ukrainian-held territory in Kursk Oblast could leave Kyiv without its hard-fought bargaining chip before potential negotiations with Russia.
Ukraine to Keep Fighting in Kursk as Long as Needed, Top Army Commander Says
Ukraine's top army commander said on Wednesday that Kyiv's troops will keep operating in Russia's Kursk region as long as needed and that fighting continued in and around the town of Sudzha. "Despite the increased pressure of the Russian and North Korean army,
Russia says it makes big new advance in its Kursk region against Ukrainian troops
Russia said on Tuesday that its troops had retaken over 100 square kilometres (38.6 square miles) of territory and 12 settlements in its Kursk region as part of an offensive to force the Ukrainian army to flee from western Russia.
Ukraine's commander-in-chief: Defence forces will hold line in Russia's Kursk Oblast and manoeuvre if necessary
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has stated that Ukraine's defence forces will maintain their positions in Russia's Kursk Oblast "for as long as it remains reasonable and necessary".
Ukraine's Attack and Russia's Fightback in Kursk
A Ukrainian serviceman patrols a street next to buildings damaged during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the Ukrainian-controlled town of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region, August 16, 2024.
Putin appears in Kursk, orders troops to expel Ukrainians
President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly visited a command post in Kursk in the war zone in view of the successful counteroffensive by his troops in the Russian-Ukrainian border region. Putin ordered Russian troops to expel the remaining Ukrainian units from Kursk,
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Putin, in military fatigues, orders swift defeat of Ukrainian forces in Kursk
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