1 day ago · With the stakes so high, Russian soldiers fighting in Kursk believe the fighting is about to become even bloodier. “We are expecting Bakhmut 2.0,” said Hades, the Russian commander serving in ...

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 ) .

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.

5 days ago · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops were fighting alongside Russian forces there. “In the areas of the Kursk operation, new assaults have taken place,” Zelenskyy said during his Friday address, adding, “Russia has once again deployed …

Feb 6, 2025 · 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 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.

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 …

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.

Aug 15, 2024 · Ukraine is pushing farther into Russia’s Kursk region after claiming hundreds of square miles of territory in a surprise cross-border attack that began last week, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr ...

Aug 13, 2024 · Ukraine's Kursk incursion has embarrassed Vladimir Putin and left the Kremlin scrambling to reinforce the border region and battle Kyiv's troops.