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Oleksandr Syrskyi says North Korean troops are preparing to join combat alongside Russians as EU foreign policy chief pledges ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine. What we know on day 991

Top Ukrainian military commander’s comments come after Russia’s quickest monthly gains since start of war. What we know on day 984

Thousands are being forced to flee the city

Since August 6, the war in Ukraine has become a tale of two major offensives. Ukrainian forces have invaded Russia, grabbing more than 1,000 square kilometres of Kursk Oblast, which they are now defending fiercely. At the same time, in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces are moving on…

Marinovka airbase becomes latest target of Kyiv’s ambitious long-range drone campaign

Mayor describes ‘one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow’ as Russia says it destroyed 45 drones

Last major crossing on this part of front in Kursk region hit overnight as Ukraine aims to expand ‘buffer zone’

Ukraine has destroyed a key bridge in Russia's western Kursk region and struck a second one nearby, a dozen days into its stunning cross-border incursion, in an apparent attempt to sever Russian supply lines

The Ukrainian leader’s hope that incursion into Kursk would force Moscow to redeploy troops and ease pressure on eastern front was a risky move – and the outcome is far from clear