Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast in early August 2024, gaining more than 1,100 square kilometres of territory within a two-week period.

Entities

Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Kursk Oblast (location) Mil Mi-28 (weapon_system) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) 3rd Assault Brigade (organization) T-62M (weapon_system) Ka-52 (weapon_system) Buk-M1 (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Mi-28 helicopter (weapon_system) Kursk (location) Chechen units (military_unit) Pantsir (weapon_system) Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (location) Sudzha (location) Korenevo (location) Yevgeny Poddubny (person) Valery Gerasimov (person) Russian military (military_unit) Alexey Smirnov (person) Sudzha gas metering station (location)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian army made rapid gains in early August in Russia after a surprise incursion into the border region of Kursk

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces gained more than 1,100 square kilometres in two weeks

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Fighting is ongoing at the outskirts of Sudzha and Korenevo

Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

Military operations in the Kursk axis are aimed at tying up Russian forces in the area and inflicting significant losses on the enemy in order to relieve pressure on the frontlines.

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Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:48:13.089Z

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