Ukraine's armed forces have reportedly launched a new offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Russian media claimed on Feb. 6. According to Russian military bloggers, Ukrainian forces allegedly attacked southeast of Sudzha,

"You will see what conditions the Russians will have for Ukraine regarding the Kursk direction when we reach a diplomatic settlement of the war's end. This was a crucial step," Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb.

Over six months of fighting in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Russian losses have reached nearly 40,000 personnel, with over 16,000 killed, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Feb. 6. Ukrainian forces have also reportedly captured 909 Russian soldiers during the operation,

The building was severely damaged, and Moscow suffered significant losses among Russian personnel, the General Staff said.

The Ukrainian Air Force carried out a high-precision strike on the command post of a Russian army unit near the village of Novoivanovka in Russia's Kursk Oblast on Monday, 3 February. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The command post was located in an abandoned building and was used to coordinate Russian offensive operations against Ukrainian troops in the operational zone in Kursk Oblast.

North Korean troops have reportedly withdrawn temporarily from the frontline in Russia’s Kursk Oblast after suffering significant losses, Sky News reported on Jan. 27, citing Ukrainian military sources.

Ukraine’s offensive in Kursk has dealt a heavy blow to Russia—nearly 40,000 troops lost, including 16,000 killed.

Ukraine said Thursday that its armed forces had captured nearly 1,000 Russian soldiers in the southwestern Kursk region since it launched a surprise incursion into the border region in August. "During the operation,

Russia has lost close to 40,000 troops since the start of the Kursk operation six months ago, with over 16,000 soldiers killed and 909 taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,