Ukrainian Armed Forces are pursuing an offensive in Russia's Kursk region, having gained control of over 1,000 square kilometers and more than 80 settlements.
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Ukraine’s Defense Forces are pursuing an offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, having already gained control of over 1,000 square kilometers and more than 80 settlements.
All three bridges across the Seim River in Kursk Oblast had been destroyed, cutting off potential retreat ways for some Russian troops.
Ukrainian invasion of Russia in Kursk
Russian military personnel have taken shelter in the women's correctional colony and transformed it into a fortress with barricades and defensive positions
Russia continues its offensive in eastern Ukraine, despite the fact that it is trying to repel attacks by Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region.
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