Ukrainian forces captured over 600 Russian soldiers during the Kursk incursion, expanding the pool of prisoners for potential exchange.

Ukrainian forces captured more than six hundred Russian soldiers to expand the pool of war prisoners for exchange

According to Zelensky, as of early September, Russia had pulled over 60,000 troops to face Ukraine's ongoing incursion in Kursk Oblast

Among the tens of thousands of troops that Moscow sent to Kursk were Russia's best air assault forces.

Ukrainian army began liberating territory of Kursk Oblast at the beginning of August and by end of month controlled 100 settlements

Nine Ukrainian defenders captured a Russian company strongpoint in the Kursk region and took most of the enemy's personnel.

About a dozen Russian occupiers were killed on the spot during the assault, and one Ukrainian soldier died in the process.