Ukrainian Commander says Russia lost 77,000 troops in Kursk Oblast
Ukraine's year-old Kursk operation forced Russia to redeploy significant reserves and abandon offensive plans in northern Ukraine, Syrskyi said.
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The brain behind Ukraine’s shadow war successes—Motorola and Kursk—gunned down in Kyiv parking lot
Five silenced shots in a Kyiv parking lot ended the career of the colonel who eliminated Motorola and masterminded Ukraine's Kursk offensive
UK intel: North Korea sent 11,000 troops to help Russia in Kursk—over half never came back
Kim Jong-un sent troops to back Putin in Kursk. UK intel says over 6,000 didn’t return.
Zelenskyy: 50,000 Russian troops mass near Sumy bordering Russia’s Kursk for new offensive
The Ukrainian president stated that Moscow aims to establish a 10-km (6 miles) "buffer zone" inside Ukrainian territory, though he expressed doubt about Russian capabilities to achieve this strategic objective.
ISW: Russia tries to hide weaknesses behind Victory Day parade
Putin is portrayed as a victorious wartime commander while the Kremlin hides Russia’s failures, mass casualties, and international isolation.
“Russians completely f***ed up.” Ukrainian forces enter Demidovka in Belgorod as 96% of district flee
Ukrainian troops cleared border mines and dismantled anti-tank obstacles, creating a path into Demidovka after Russian defenses failed to stop their advance.
RBC: Putin aims to showcase Kursk victory at May 9 parade, but Ukraine still controls 100km²
After a month of intense clashes, Russia’s push to dominate Kursk faces setbacks as Ukrainian troops withdraw strategically, preserving some control.
After Kursk withdrawal, Ukraine launches surprise offensive in Russia’s Belgorod
In a swift reversal, Ukraine’s new Belgorod operation goes from being labeled a fabrication to a strategic counteroffensive against Russia’s growing troop presence.
Ukraine could have built anti-Putin Russia in Kursk but didn’t. That was a mistake
Russian opposition fighters stood ready to establish an alternative political presence in Kursk, but Ukraine never engaged these willing allies.
Kursk: Ukraine’s success or failure? Western defense experts and a soldier speak out
The consensus is that the objective was unclear - but views also differ as to the lessons learned.
After 218 days in Russia, Ukraine is ending its Kursk campaign
Ukraine’s Kursk campaign, which drained Russian forces for half a year, is ending. With crucial US-Ukraine talks underway, is the battlefield now shifting to diplomacy?
“Plan B was needed yesterday.” Is Ukraine on the brink of withdrawing from Kursk?
As Russian forces advance in Kursk, Ukraine faces dwindling supply lines, relentless drone strikes, and a shrinking defensive corridor.
As Trump trades US aid for Putin peace, Ukraine’s ammo-starved troops split over Kursk future
As Trump pushes peace talks on Russia's terms, Ukrainian soldiers grow bitterly divided over a high-stakes offensive that became Kyiv's key bargaining chip.
Russia moves to silence military bloggers amid Ukrainian advances in Kursk Oblast – ISW
This reveals Moscow's growing anxiety over territorial losses that Ukraine may leverage in future peace talks.
Forbes: Ukraine captures two Kursk villages as Russian, North Korean troops take a break
The Siversk Operational Tactical Group seized Kolmakov and Fanaseevka while Russian and North Korean forces paused to rotate exhausted units after losing 20,000 troops.
Ukrainian drones devastated North Korean troops in Kursk. That might be exactly what Kim wanted
For months, military analysts have watched an unprecedented experiment unfold: North Korea's first foreign combat deployment in 70 years has become a brutal lesson in modern warfare—one defined by Ukrainian drones and heavy casualties.
Kursk operation caused 40,000 Russian casualties in six months, Ukraine’s GenStaff says
Over six months, Russian losses include 16,000 killed, while 4,000 casualties among a 12,000-strong North Korean contingent led to their withdrawal from the Kursk frontlines.
South Korea’s Intelligence confirms North Korean troops’ withdrawal from Kursk Oblast after heavy losses
South Korean intelligence reports North Korean troops stopped combat operations in Russian Kursk Oblast after losing up to 4,000 soldiers, including an entire brigade destroyed in battle with Ukrainian forces.
Forbes: Ukraine deploys FPV drones as stealth roadside bombs to strike Russian convoys
Ukrainian forces are hiding FPV drones in roadside grass along supply routes in Kursk Oblast, enabling remote strikes on Russian vehicles without exposing operators to danger.
Russia caught presenting own Kursk losses as Ukrainian defeats, OSINT analysis shows
Russian losses are repurposed as Ukrainian defeats, a single damaged Challenger tank is spun into multiple victories, and old footage is rebranded as new losses—Russian propaganda accounts reached millions with fabricated evidence of Ukrainian setbacks.