Why in news On Aug 9, Ukraine had launched a surprise incursion into Russia ’s southwestern province of Kursk , in the first ground inv...
Why in news
On Aug 9, Ukraine had launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s southwestern province of Kursk, in the first ground invasion of the country (erstwhile Soviet Union) since World War II.
The Ukrainian forces continued their rapid advancement into Kursk in the subsequent days, seizing villages and capturing conscripts as they pushed forward
Kursk
Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia
It is located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers
The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German struggle during World War II and the site of the single largest battle in history (Battle of Kursk)
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