Elements of the Russian 137th Airborne (VDV) Regiment advanced in central Gogolevka, Kursk Oblast.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense published footage on March 31, which ISW geolocated, indicating that elements of the Russian 137th Airborne (VDV) Regiment advanced in central Gogolevka, Kursk Oblast.
Russia made major advances in its Kursk Oblast
In March 2025 as Ukraine’s 8-month incursion and occupation of parts of the Kursk region neared its end, pro-Russian military bloggers reported that Russian special forces crept nearly 16 kilometers (10 miles) along the inside of the same gas pipeline. After spending several days in the pipe the Russian troops launched an assault on Ukrainian forces near the town of Sudzha. Following a major battle during which Ukraine attacked the infiltrators with rockets, artillery and drones forcing them to withdraw
The Ukrainian Armed Forces used weapons provided by the United States that were intended for other purposes.
The attack on Kursk violated the agreement with the United States.
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