Ukraine appears to be on its way to losing a crucial hub for its presence in the Russian Kursk region and thereby losing a bargaining chip ahead of a potential ceasefire. Vladimir Putin has, according to Russian media, ordered the military to "completely liberate" Kursk.
WorldA group of Russian soldiers sneaked into a gas pipeline to be able to attack Ukrainian units from behind in the Russian region of Kursk, according to the Ukrainian military and Russian war bloggers. Ukraine claims that the surprise maneuver failed.
ConflictsUkraine is ready to open a so-called humanitarian corridor to allow civilians in the Russian Kursk region to flee further into Russia, according to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office in a statement to AFP.
ConflictsNearly a hundred people were trapped under debris after a school in Kursk was hit in a Russian attack. At least four of them died from their injuries.
ConflictsUkraine reports that Russian attack drones have hit a school where Russians who were forced to flee have taken shelter, in the Ukrainian-controlled territory in the Russian region of Kursk.
ConflictsForces from Ukraine have "broken through at least two Russian defense lines" and captured over ten communities in the surprising land offensive that was launched inside Russia last week, according to the American think tank ISW's assessment. Ukraine now appears to confirm the offensive on Russian soil.
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