Ukrainian forces conducted an offensive operation in the Kursk region of Russia during May-June 2025
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We conducted two offensive operations on Russian territory... then in May–June in the Kursk region
Nine months later, Moscow launched a counteroffensive supported by 12,000 North Korean troops, eventually retaking most of the territory but at a cost of 80,000 soldiers killed or wounded.
Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in Kursk Oblast in May-June 2025
The Kursk operation prevented more destructive consequences for Ukraine
Russia will intensify attacks on the buffer zone to justify Putin's statements about seizure of settlements
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