Kursk (Russian: Курск, IPA:) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 (2021 Census). [11]

Kursk was a Project 949A Antey (Oscar II-class) submarine, twice the length of a 747 jumbo jet, and one of the largest submarines in the Russian Navy.

The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory.

1 day ago · Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion: Six Month Assessment . By Angelica Evans. February 6, 2025. Executive Summary: A small group of Ukrainian troops in Kursk Oblast have complicated the Russian military's efforts to advance in Ukraine over the last six months.Roughly a division's worth of Ukrainian troops have undermined the Russian military's ability to launch or renew …

Jan 11, 2025 · Ukraine doubles down on Kursk, seeking to hold off Russian and North Korean forces and keep leverage in potential negotiations with Moscow.

Aug 16, 2024 · 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.

Jan 25, 2025 · Kursk, city and administrative centre of Kursk oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the upper Seym River, about 280 miles (450 km) south of Moscow. Kursk is one of the oldest cities in Russia.

Jan 5, 2025 · The Kursk offensive – the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II – took Russia and Ukraine’s allies by surprise when it was launched.

17 hours ago · Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to the country’s "warriors" in the Kursk operation in an address Thursday marking the six-month anniversary of the operation in Russia. "With ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Over the weekend of August 12–13, 2000, while on a naval exercise inside the Arctic Circle, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea with all hands on board. The entire 118-strong crew perished on the Oscar II class submarine, built in …