Russia has given its first response to Donald Trump’s ultimatum calling on Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks or see his Ukraine invasion end “the hard way”.Writing on his Truth Social platform,

The Russian Defence Ministry released a statement claiming heavy losses for the Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region. It also released a video footage of its flamethrower and claimed that it hit Ukrainian positions in Kursk.

Ukraine launched a daring offensive into Russia's Kursk region, hoping to stretch Russia's resources and gain a new bargaining chip.

Ukraine's military said 21 troops were killed and 40 injured in the operation in the Russian region where it is staging an incursion.

Since the new push in Russia’s Kursk Oblast in early January, Ukraine has made small gains and managed to capture the first North Korean prisoners of war in the area but experts have raised concerns about Kyiv’s use of limited resources while fierce battles rage elsewhere.

Russian forces have retaken 63.2% of the territory captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday.

Ukraine aimed to challenge the self-imposed red lines set by the Biden administration and other Western leaders regarding its ability to strike back against Russia.

Ukraine’s continued focus on Kursk shows how important Kyiv believes it is to hold on to Russian land, especially if Trump pushes both sides to the negotiating table.

Ukraine is leaning into its efforts to hold onto the Russian territory of Kursk amid intense pressure from Russian and North Korean forces to take it back, apparently gambling that the region ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Ukraine's ambitious advance into Russia's Kursk region last summer was a tremendous risk. Whether the gamble was ultimately worth it is ...

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The New York Times has reported, quoting a senior US defense official, that within the next two months, North Korea is expected to send more troops to aid Russian forces in the western region of Kursk,