Ukrainian Forces Push Deeper Into Russia’s Kursk Region, Kyiv Says

Ukrainian forces have established a presence in Sudzha, a key energy-transit hub in Russia’s Kursk region.

Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy and newly appointed top military commanders, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 10, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters

Kyiv’s forces are still advancing—and taking prisoners—in Russia’s western Kursk region despite Russian counterattacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 14.

“We continue to advance further in the Kursk region,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on Aug. 14, “from one to two km in various areas since the start of the day. And more than 100 Russian prisoners of war in the same period.”