President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his evening address on 26 December, praised the brigades participating in the Kursk operation and the soldiers carrying out long-range strikes on Russian territory. Source: Zelenskyy's address Quote: "I thank our 95th,

Outnumbered Ukrainian troops are clinging to a section of Russian territory in hopes of using it as a bargaining chip in any future negotiations.

Moscow has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region and increased pressure in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine's top army commander said on Tuesday.

Pyongyang's elite Storm Corps have lost around 1000 to 3000 soldiers in Kursk as their outdated strategies and battle inexperience are being exploited by Ukraine and there is only little Russia can do

Governor of Kursk region claims 5 also injured, residential buildings damaged in attack on Lgov city - Anadolu Ajansı

North Korean troops killed by Ukrainian drones in Russia’s Kursk region. Source: Special operations forces of Ukraine

Reclaiming Kursk is high on Moscow's agenda but comments by Valery Gerasimov failed to address the continuing presence of Ukrainian troops on Russian soil.

Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector “on a massive scale” overnight into Wednesday, local authorities said, amid intensified bombardment that has left Ukraine in a precarious position as the war grinds into a third winter.

Six people, including one child, were killed on Friday in a Ukrainian missile attack on the town of Rylsk in Russia's Kursk region, the acting governor, Alexander Khinshtein, said.

Russian authorities say six people have been killed including a child, in a Ukrainian strike in Russia's Kursk region. The region's acting governor added that 10 people were taken to hospital following the attack on the town of Rylsk.

Overall, the Russian forces have suffered over 775,000 personnel killed or wounded in over 1,000 days of fighting.