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

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’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.

Ukrainian soldiers, alongside units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, have thwarted several Russian assault operations near Kursk. A recording of the intense battles has been published online. Russian troops continue their attempts to push the Ukrainian Defence Forces' units out of the Kursk region in Russia.

Ukrainian soldiers, along with units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, thwarted several Russian assault operations near Kursk. A recording of the intense battles was published online. Russian troops continue in their attempts to push the Ukrainian Defense Forces out of the Kursk region.

Ukrainian paratroopers, together with allied units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, thwarted several assault actions by the enemy in the Kursk region. The Russian forces suffered significant losses, RBC-Ukraine reports,

The Ukrainian armed forces are vigorously defending Pokrovsk from Russian attacks, as reported by Oleksandr Syrsky. The Ukrainian armed forces are taking all possible measures to prevent Pokrovsk from being captured by Russian troops.