UkraineTruth
💥 Attack

Russian forces continued ground attacks northwest of Sudzha near Sverdlikovo and Pogrebki in Kursk Oblast.

Sverdlikovo, Kursk Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

How we assess confidence →

Entities

1st Assault Company of the Russian 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) 51st VDV Regiment (106th VDV Division) (military_unit) 56th VDV Regiment (7th VDV Division) (military_unit) 11th Airborne (VDV) Brigade (military_unit) Vladimir Putin (person) Russian military (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Aviation (military_unit) 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade Magura (military_unit) North Korean military (military_unit)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Russian forces continued ground attacks northwest of Sudzha near Sverdlikovo and Pogrebki

Kyiv Independent →

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russian forces had crossed into Ukrainian territory from Kursk Oblast.

Censor.NET →

In the Kursk region, the Defense Forces repelled seven assaults by Russian invaders, and three more clashes are still ongoing.

Share This Event

Twitter / X Threads Reddit Facebook Telegram WhatsApp Tumblr LinkedIn

Know another source?

If you've seen this event covered by another news outlet, submit it for editorial review. Approved sources improve our confidence ratings.

This event is rated likely. One more trusted source could elevate it to verified.

Submissions are reviewed by an editor before integration.
Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.513Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-18-2025