Putin's army is throwing everything into capturing the key village of Sverdlikovo, which could dramatically change the dynamics of the Kursk salient.

Ukraine's fresh offensive in Kursk comes nearly six months after Kyiv first sent troops into the western Russian region.

On Sunday, January 5, the Armed Forces of Ukraine resumed offensive operations in at least three areas of the Ukrainian salient ... updated maps of the combat zone near Kursk (in the Kursk region ...

“The attack came as Ukraine continues to defend its salient of territory in Kursk against persistent attacks by Russian and North Korean forces,” the British Military Intelligence added.

Ukrainian forces launched an offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast on the night of 4-5 January. Source: Andrii Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President's Office; Radio Liberty's Russian Service; Meduza, a ...

and the Kursk salient marks the westernmost point the Red Army managed to take and hold in the winter campaign. This DLC covers the legendary battle of Kursk from the Soviet side, with a bonus ...

It comes as Ukraine's president says only the US can provide security guarantees leading to an end to the war.