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Region · Russia

Kursk Oblast

10 events in the record are placed here; the latest on 26 April 2025.

Kind: Region
Country: Russia
In the record: The Russia-Ukraine war: 10 events
Reference: Wikidata Q3178
Precision: Events are placed as precisely as their records hold. A military event is placed no finer than its town or district, unless it struck a known fixed site.

The Russia-Ukraine war

10 events, newest first.

Disputed

04/26 Russia says it has fully retaken Kursk region and for the first time credits North Korean troops; Ukraine says fighting continues

Kursk Oblast · 4 sources

Reported

01/11 Zelensky says Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers in Kursk region

Kursk Oblast · 1 source

Confirmed

01/05 Ukraine launches a new attack in the part of Russia's Kursk region it holds

Kursk Oblast · 2 sources

Reported

12/19 South Korean intelligence says at least 100 North Korean soldiers killed and over 1,000 wounded in Kursk fighting

Kursk Oblast · 2 sources

Reported

11/20 Ukraine reported to have fired British Storm Shadow missiles at targets in Kursk Oblast for the first time

Kursk Oblast · 1 source

Reported

11/04 Ukrainian official says North Korean troops in Kursk Oblast have come under fire for the first time

Kursk Oblast · 2 sources

Reported

10/28 NATO says North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and deployed to Kursk Oblast

Kursk Oblast · 3 sources

Reported

08/12 Kursk governor says 121,000 people have left border districts, with 180,000 due to be evacuated

Kursk Oblast · 2 sources

Reported

08/06 Ukrainian forces cross into Russia's Kursk Oblast in the largest incursion of the war

Kursk Oblast · 2 sources

Confirmed

03/14 Russian armed groups fighting for Ukraine claim raids into Kursk and Belgorod regions

Kursk Oblast · 1 source