INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
position in peace negotiations to end the war.Ukraine captured approximately 1,376 square kilometers of land when its forces first entered
the Kursk region in August 2024
The Russian army has gradually reclaimed most of the lost ground in the months since, leading to heavy casualties on both sides.Russian
forces have made even greater advances this month, likely taking advantage of U.S
Ukrainian control had shrunk to just 338 square kilometers, with Sudzha the only major settlement still held by Kyiv.Ukrainian forces are
now in a critical position as the Kremlin presses forward on multiple fronts.According to the Ukrainian open-source intelligence project
DeepState, Russian forces have advanced six kilometers from the south toward the road linking Ukraine to Sudzha, the main supply route for
Ukrainian forces in the region.At the same time, Moscow has intensified attacks from the north, crossing the state border and assaulting the
Russian troops are now within five kilometers of the Sumy-Sudzha highway.Since last year, Russia has been deploying large numbers of
fiber-optic-guided FPV drones on the Kursk front
Russia to exert control over the corridor used to supply Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region.The effectiveness of these drones has made
Sunday, Russian forces claimed to have captured four Kursk region settlements north of Sudzha
approximately 15 kilometers inside the pipeline
However, the Ukrainian military reported that they detected the attempt in time and responded with artillery strikes, inflicting significant
settlements.However, Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Monday that there was no threat of
Soldiers interviewed by the publication expressed doubts about the rationale behind the Kursk region incursion.Stupak echoed these concerns,
Currently, F-16s are not operating over the Kursk region, American precision bombs are not being dropped, and HIMARS rocket artillery is
Ukraine, Kyiv has said it would seek to trade the occupied parts of the Kursk region for Ukrainian territories under Russian
of a territorial exchange, vowing instead to reclaim the Kursk region by force.Stupak voiced skepticism about the strategic goals of the
a Lancet loitering munition in the Kursk region.Vladimir Gerdo/TASSHe also noted that the Kremlin has not eased up on its Donbas offensive
to defend the Kursk region
negotiations."By the time talks begin, the Kursk region will likely no longer be under Ukrainian control
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