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Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 11 Russian attacks in the Kursk direction, with ten firefights still ongoing.

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

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Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) Sumy Oblast (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit)

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Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

11 attacks repelled in Kursk direction, ten firefights ongoing

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia has enough forces there (in Kursk Oblast) to carry out operations against our border and attempt to attack the territory of Ukraine, said Andrii Demchenko, a State Border Guard Service spokesperson.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces counterattacked towards Tetkino and Glushkovo

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:58:22.851Z

Source story: nightly-report-of-the-general-staff-of-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine-on-may-29