Russia has reportedly recalled small numbers of troops from Ukraine to its southwestern Kursk region amid the Ukrainian incursion there. The cross-border offensive is Ukraine's largest since the start of the two-and-a-half-year-long war.
Since last week, Ukraine's military says it has captured 400 square miles of Russian territory, encompassing 74 towns and settlements (see maps, photos). Yesterday, Ukraine also said it had captured 100 Russian soldiers. Ukrainian officials say they will seek to create a buffer zone in the region, claiming to have been shelled from Kursk 2,000 times this summer. Separately, Ukraine said it launched a smaller-scale attack yesterday on Russia's neighboring Belgorod region, whose regional governor declared a state of emergency yesterday.
Ukraine's sudden offensive streak appears designed to disrupt Russian advances in the strategically important region of Donetsk in Ukraine's southeast. The goal may also be to extract concessions in future negotiations. See latest updates on the war here.
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