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Russia Claims Counter-offensive Into Ukraine's Sumy Region

Ukraine launched its incursion into Kursk last August, seizing territory as a buffer zone (Credit: AFP)

Russia on Sunday announced a cross-border offensive had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia's neighbouring Kursk region.

Russia also claimed a new village in the Kursk region as its troops pushed on against Ukrainian soldiers who had seized territory there.

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