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Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners after Kursk offensive
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 230 prisoners of war on Saturday, weeks after Ukraine launched a cross-border attack into the Kursk region of…
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Russia is putting up a stiffer fight in Kursk and is sending well-equipped soldiers, says Ukrainian commander
A Ukrainian commander says Russia is putting up a stronger fight in Kursk. His forces struggled to fight off an 80-strong Russian force,…
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Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched…
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133,000 refugees in Russia's Kursk, as Russians advance in Donetsk
Approximately 133,000 people have left their homes so far due to the Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk, the acting…
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EU foreign affairs chief calls Kursk offensive 'severe blow' to Putin
The European Union's foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, on Wednesday called Ukraine's Kursk offensive a "severe blow" to Russian…
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Moscow says talks with Kiev 'impossible' after Kursk offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out negotiations with Kiev in light of Ukraine's counteroffensive on Russian soil, Russian…
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The shock Ukrainian invasion of Kursk has the Kremlin pulling some troops out of Ukraine to defend Russia, per reports
Ukraine launched a shock counter-invasion into Russia last week. US officials told the Wall Street Journal that Russia is withdrawing…
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Zelensky: Ukraine controls 74 Russian localities in Kursk incursion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said his country's forces have seized dozens of Russian localities in the southern…
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Russia evacuates 180,000 civilians as Putin decries attack in Kursk region
Russia has evacuated some 180,000 people from Kursk as President Vladimir Putin decried a Ukrainian offensive in the border region and…
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Putin vows to ‘squeeze out the enemy’ as Ukraine pushes deeper into Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Monday to drive Ukrainian troops from his country’s territory as more civilians were urged to flee…
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Putin orders Russian army to drive Ukrainians from Kursk region
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called on his country's armed forces to push back Ukrainian units after their surprise…
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Zelensky addresses incursion into Russia's Kursk for first time
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday addressed his forces' incursion into the southern Russian region of Kursk for the first…
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Russia struggles to repel Ukraine's deep Kursk incursion
Ukrainian troops remained in Russia’s western Kursk region on Friday night, as its surprise cross-border offensive into Russia came to the…
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Fighting in Kursk region enters third day, Russia says
Heavy fighting in Russia's Kursk region has entered a third day, with efforts "ongoing" to expel Ukrainian forces from the country,…
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Why has Ukraine launched a raid into Russia?
When Kyiv launched a cross-border raid into Russia’s Kursk region bordering Ukraine, the question from some military experts was: “Why?”…
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A Russian governor urges people to give blood as hazy reports of a Ukrainian incursion emerge
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of Russia’s Kursk border region on Wednesday urged local residents to donate blood amid blurry reports of a…