Russian forces continued attacks northwest of Sudzha near Pogrebki, Nikolskiy, and Krugkenkoye; and south of Sudzha near Kurilovka and Guyevo.

Entities

Russian 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 49th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Chechen Khokhla Detachment (military_unit) 204th Akhmat Spetsnaz Regiment (military_unit) Russia (organization) Ukraine (organization) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) (military_unit) 8th SSO Regiment (military_unit) North Korean soldiers (military_unit) Kursk Oblast (location) Ukrainian positions (location) Civilians in Sudzhadistrict (organization) Ukrainian marines (military_unit) Russian armored vehicles (military_unit) Javelin (weapon_system) Ukrainian 36th Marine Brigade (military_unit) enemy tanks (military_unit) BMPs (weapon_system) 5th Special Forces Regiment (military_unit) National Guard of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Javelin missiles (weapon_system)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Russian forces continued attacks near Sudzha and Pogrebki.

Kyiv Independent →

Air defense systems intercepted 49 drones across Kursk, Bryansk, Belgorod oblasts and occupied Crimea

Kyiv Post →

Soldiers of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers who attacked Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region

UNIAN →

Ukrainian marines destroyed seven Russian armored vehicles over two days using Javelin missiles.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.591Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-23-2025