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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.

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.

Putin says Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Russia’s eastern offensive

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

Russian forces are still scrambling to respond to the surprise Ukrainian attack after almost a week of fierce fighting, but Putin insisted Moscow's army will prevail.

Russia declares emergency in Kursk, under large-scale attack by Ukraine

By Samya Kullab, Barry Hatton, Associated Press

Also on Friday, authorities in eastern Ukraine said a Russian plane-launched missile hit a shopping mall late morning, killing at least 11 people and injuring 44.

Russia says troops are fighting to push back Ukrainian forces after cross-border Kursk incursion

By Associated Press

Russian troops are battling to push back Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region on the third day of one of the largest cross-border incursions of the war, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.

How Ukraine is achieving success using U.S. weapons in Russian-occupied region of Crimea

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Ethan Dodd

Russia says it's fighting raids by Ukrainian forces for a second day in the Kursk region. It appears to be one of the largest incursions into Russian territory in the war. The Ukrainian government has not claimed responsibility or acknowledged…

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Zelenskyy displays Ukraine’s newly arrived F-16 fighter jets to combat Russia in the air

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Ukraine’s newly arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display Sunday by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the planes will boost the country’s war effort against Russia.

Ukrainians honor soldiers killed in blast and demand government to get prisoners of war freed from Russia

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Ukrainians are urging their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war.

How Biden’s withdrawal affects foreign policy challenges as the world watches the U.S. election

By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press

The scope of foreign policy challenges facing the next U.S. president makes clear how consequential what happens in Washington is for the rest of the planet. Here's a look at some of them.