Ukraine Retreats From All but a Sliver of Land in Russia’s Kursk Region
Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from all but a sliver of land in Russia’s Kursk region, according to military analysts and soldiers, as their monthslong campaign to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end. At the height of the offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles (1295sqkm) of Russian territory. By Sunday, they were clinging to a narrow strip of land along the Russian-Ukrainian border, covering barely 30 square miles (77sqkm), according to Pasi Paroinen, a military analyst. The continuing fighting in Kursk is now about controlling the best defensive positions to prevent the Russians from pushing into the Sumy region of Ukraine and opening a new front in the war.
