Aug 14 Watch 9:50 Ukrainian forces push farther into Russia despite Putin’s efforts to counter incursion By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Ukraine said it blasted its way deeper into the Kursk region of Russia where it has captured dozens of towns and settlements and taken Russians prisoner. It's the largest cross-border attack since Russia invaded and the largest presence of foreign… Continue watching
Aug 14 Ukraine claims more advances into Russia’s Kursk region with prisoners taken By Illia Novikov, Emma Burrows, Associated Press The commander of the Ukrainian military said that since the start of the day, assault troops had advanced 1-2 kilometers (miles) in some parts of Kursk. He also said that Ukrainian troops took more than 100 Russian soldiers prisoner. Continue reading
Aug 13 Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian attempt to expand incursion. Kyiv says it won’t keep land By Barry Hatton, Associated Press A Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday that Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory in the operation that has been shrouded in secrecy. Continue reading
Aug 12 Ukraine controls nearly 400 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region, top commander says By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region. Continue reading