Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Sudzha, northwest of Sudzha near Nikolaevo-Darino and Pogrebki, and south of Sudzha near Makhnovka in Kursk Oblast.
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Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked in Kursk Oblast
Since the new push in Russia's Kursk Oblast in early January, Ukraine has made small gains and managed to capture the first North Korean prisoners of war in the area
Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles struck a theater-level command post in Kursk region, possibly killing a North Korean general
Ukrainian forces conducted fire attacks on North Korean military personnel using small arms and automatic grenade launchers, resulting in one North Korean soldier being captured alive after a detailed reconnaissance.
SOF repelled an assault by North Korean troops in the Kursk region; 17 DPRK soldiers killed, one suicide bomber.
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