Ukraine shoots down 28 out of 38 drones launched overnight. Five months after Ukraine launched a massive incursion into the border region of Kursk, Volodymyr Zelenski has stated that Russia has suffered significant losses there,

Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had launched a counter-attack in the Russian region of Kursk, where Kiev forces have already controlled several hundred square kilometers since the assault began in August 2024.

In August, Ukraine launched an unexpected offensive into Russia's Kursk region, targeting poorly defended border areas. Ukrainian brigades used light armored vehicles and local numerical superiority to occupy roughly 1,000 square kilometers of sparsely populated territory, including the small town of Sudzha.

Kyiv troops attacked in at least three areas within the Kursk region, some using armoured vehicles, according to the Institute for the Study of War

In a major setback for Ukraine, Russian forces have successfully repelled a large-scale counterattack in the Kursk Region, inflicting heavy losses on Kiev’s troops. Ukraine launched the assault with tanks,

Russia said Sunday that Ukraine had launched a "counterattack" in the western border region of Kursk, where Kyiv's forces began a shock ground offensive last August.- Airports shut - Both Russia and Ukraine have exchanged regular attacks since the year began.

Ukrainian forces started a surprising ground offense against Russia in August in the Kursk region but then began to lose ground after Russia deployed up to 12,000 North Korean troops in the region in its nearly three-year-long war in Ukraine.