The Latest Breaking News from Kursk

Assault on key gas hub Sudzha highlights Europe’s continued reliance on Russian energy.

Russia on Friday raised the emergency level in the Kursk region to “federal” as Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion. Launched on Tuesday, Kyiv’s offensive is the most significant attack on enemy soil since the Ukraine war started in 2022 and could prove to be either very profitable…

Russia’s Ministry for Emergencies has declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency

Russia sent reinforcements to the Kursk region on Friday and declared a national state of emergency in response to what appeared to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began. Fighting was reported in the western outskirts of Sudzha, a town that has an important pipeline transit…

The Ukrainian offensive into Russia's western Kursk region, launched Tuesday, appears to be the most significant attack on Russian soil since Moscow invaded in February 2022.

Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia, where state media and local officials on Friday reported a fire at a military airfield and "massive" drone attacks hundreds of kilometres from the border.

As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments.

Comments come on third day of Ukrainian attack on southern Russian region, with troops advancing about 10km over the border

Russian forces have been fighting Ukrainian troops since a shock incursion early on Tuesday