Russia claimed to retake a key town in the area from Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s top military commander has said that its forces would continue to “hold the line.”

Russian forces have reclaimed some Ukrainian-held territory in the Kursk Region, threatening a potential bargaining chip that Kyiv could take into potential peace talks with Moscow.

Russia escalates Kursk battle with advanced drones, threatening Ukraine's gains, while Kyiv dominates drone warfare in Donetsk.

Russian forces have begun an assault on the town of Sudzha, the main population center in the Kursk region that was captured by Ukraine last year, a top Russian commander said on Tuesday. The advance puts Moscow on the verge of ending the first invasion of Russian territory since World War II.

The suspension of intelligence data sharing by the US with Ukraine has impacted Russian successes in the Kursk region. Ukrainian forces are currently in retreat, as confirmed by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report.