While Kyiv hoped that the Kursk incursion would also have forced Russia to move its forces from the frontlines to deal with the counter-invasion, Moscow has instead chosen to send new forces to respond. The Kremlin has now amassed 50,000 Russian and North ...

It seems Vladimir Putin is determined to finally put an end to the Ukrainian mini-invasion, as reports say he has amassed 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops to lead the first major ground assault in the Kursk region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer.