Russia has been battling Ukraine in Kursk since August 2024, when Kyiv launched a surprise cross-border incursion into Russian soil. Ukraine still controls roughly half of the territory it seized in the late summer, although Moscow has been battling to peel back Kyiv's grip across the border.

During the battles in the Kursk region, an unusual incident occurred. A Stryker-wheeled transport vehicle supplied to Ukraine by the USA was not withdrawn from combat despite running out of ammunition.

During the battles in the Kursk region, an unusual incident occurred. A Stryker-wheeled transport vehicle supplied to Ukraine by the USA was not withdrawn from combat despite running out of ammunition.

The Ukrainian military captured 14 Russian occupants at once. The operation was carried out by only two paratroopers of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Two Ukrainian paratroopers moved to assault after a long drone attack on one of the advanced Russian positions.

Ukrainian defence forces have attacked the command post of the 810th Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces near the village of Belaya, Kursk Oblast. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Details: The General Staff said that on 7 January,

During the battles in the Kursk Oblast, an unusual incident took place. The Stryker armoured vehicle, provided to Ukraine by the USA, was used uniquely after it ran out of ammunition; it was not withdrawn from the fight.