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Kursk front of the Russo-Ukrainian war was opened when Ukraine launched an offensive into Russia's Kursk oblast on 8 August 2024.[29][30] After Russia retook Sudzha on 13 March 2025[31] and the bulk of Ukrainian forces retreated from Kursk Oblast,[32] clashes continued in the region[33] as some units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces remained on Russian territory,[34] operating also in Belgorod Oblast since 18 March.[35]
Background
[edit]On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the conflict between the two countries which began in 2014.[36]
Timeline of events
[edit]Kursk Oblast, Russia
[edit]Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
[edit]Belgorod Oblast, Russia
[edit]Analysis
[edit]See also
[edit]- Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Northern Kharkiv front of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Notes
[edit]- ^ Separate incursions have also taken place in Belgorod Oblast
- ^ Self-published combat footage[11]
- ^ Self-published combat footage clearing a building in Kursk Oblast.[14]
- ^ Varvar, Kashtan, Kamerton, as per
Institute for the Study of War. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2024". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
Ibid., "August 31, 2024". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
Ibid., "October 23, 2024". Retrieved 25 October 2024. respectively - ^ Elements of the KPA have been deployed to Russia as a part of the North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ On-and-off; disguised in uniform of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
References
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- ^ "Генерал Евкуров стал замглавы совета по защите приграничных регионов" (in Russian). RBK Group. 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Начальник Генштаба Герасимов проверил группировку войск «Курск»". Vedomosti.ru. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ a b Yoon, Dasl (20 November 2024). "North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine"". WSJ. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Who are the North Korean generals Ukraine says are in Russia?". Reuters as archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Axe, David (30 January 2025). "A New Kind Of Ukrainian Drone May Have Blown Up A Major Russian Oil Pipeline". Forbes. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "The phantom drone squad key to Ukraine's Russian incursion". The Times. 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Bridge-Busting Su-27s Are Trying to Isolate Russian Troops in Belgorod". Forbes. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Vorona, Kateryna (8 April 2025). "Біля Журавки на Сумщині збільшилась "сіра" зона — дані DeepState". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "'Ranger' Regiment Armed with Heavy Equipment".
- ^ "Dozen Russian soldiers killed in a few minutes: Ukrainian Special Forces show results of ambush in Kursk Oblast – video".
- ^ Zimko, Oleksandra. "Marines of 501st Separate Battalion remove Russian flag in Kursk region". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Ukrainian Black Forest Brigade Uses Drones to a Lethal Test". The Times. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "РУХ, ДИНАМІКА, ВОГОНЬ І НАТИСК – іноземні бійці 2 Інтернаціонального легіону вибивають ворога з села на Курщині. Відчути дух, запал і серцебиття..." Retrieved 6 April 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Project Owl OSINT. "Ukraine Control Map v2"". Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 23, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment". Institute for the Study of War. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 19, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Axe, David (October 14, 2024). "Days After Russian Marines Murdered Nine Ukrainian Prisoners, Ukrainian Paratroopers Are Looking For Revenge—And Finding It"". Forbes. Retrieved April 15, 2025
- ^ "Ukraine hits Russia's Infantry Brigade Command Post in Kursk Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 12, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Russia Claims Kursk counteroffensive Pushing back Ukraine Forces". Al Jazeera. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 22, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment. April 15, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "«Армия на полставки». Кто управляет российскими нерегулярными формированиями, воюющими в Украине? Исследование Би-би-си". BBC News Русская служба. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ a b Bailey, Riley; Evans, Angelica; Mappes, Grace; Gasparyan, Davit; Barros, George. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 29, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b Karolina Hird; Nicole Wolkov; Angelica Evans; Riley Bailey; Kateryna Stepanenko; George Barros (17 April 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2024". RBC-Ukraine. Critical Threats. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Valerio, Helen Regan; Yoonjung Seo, Mike (18 December 2024). "Indoctrinated, loyal and well trained: Don't underestimate North Korean soldiers in Russia, experts say". CNN. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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- ^ "Russia claims it is repelling Ukrainian border attack". Deutsche Welle. 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town as Putin advisor says truce would help Ukraine". Associated Press. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Axe, David. "Retreat! Ukrainian Brigades Appear To Be Evacuating Kursk". Forbes. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Denisova, Kateryna (12 March 2025). "Ukraine says it's ready to fight in Kursk Oblast 'as long as necessary,' as Russia claims to retake over 86% of seized territories". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Kyrylenko, Olha; Shumilin, Oleksandr. "Ukrainian forces retreating in Russia's Kursk Oblast but not withdrawing altogether, sources say". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops active in Russia's Belgorod region". Le Monde with AFP. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ McFaul, Michael; Person, Robert (2 April 2024). Brands, Hal (ed.). War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World. JHU Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-4214-4985-2.
On February 24, 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, expanding dramatically the war against Ukraine he began in 2014 and starting the largest war in Europe since World War II.
- ^ Axe, David (30 January 2025). "A New Kind Of Ukrainian Drone May Have Blown Up A Major Russian Oil Pipeline". Forbes. Retrieved 2 February 2025.