In Moscow, the Ministry of Defence said the Ukrainian offensive on Sunday had been repelled but there were reports of fierce fighting still going on. Ukrainian soldiers seized a swathe of Kursk in a surprise attack last summer. Vladimir Putin’s army has ...

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe that the intensification of the Ukrainian defence forces' offensive in Kursk Oblast may indicate a new stage in the Ukrainian defence operation in Kursk,

But Ukraine's offensive in Kursk has not deterred Moscow's troops from grinding ever further west. Russia's defence ministry claimed earlier this week that its forces had captured the town of ...

But Ukraine's offensive in Kursk has not deterred Moscow's troops from grinding ever further west. Russia's defence ministry claimed this morning its forces had captured the town of Kurakhove ...

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank that maps the frontline, said Ukraine had made advances into the southern outskirts of Berdin. It is to the northeast of the city of Sudzha, the most significant area held by Ukraine since the start of the first assault five months ago.

The surprise attack seeks to reverse Ukraine’s decreasing hold of the region. Since Kyiv’s forces gained partial control of Kursk following a daring cross-border assault last August, Russian troops, aided by North Korean soldiers, have halved the territory held by Ukraine, albeit while suffering thousands of casualties.

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe that the intensification of the Ukrainian defence forces' offensive in Kursk Oblast may indicate a new stage in the Ukrainian defence operation in Kursk, but ISW is not ready to make any predictions.

The strike was made against reconnoitered targets by air bombs with gliding and correction modules," the ministry informed

Four dead in Kyiv as Putin’s forces launch barrage of drones and missiles - ‘This aggressive Russian action is not acceptable,’ French defense minister said

Children were forced to jump from windows to get out of the wreckage, unable to reach shelter before the missiles fell, Ukrainian outlet TSN reports .

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever.