{"id":100520,"date":"2025-03-12T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=100520"},"modified":"2025-03-12T15:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:14:57","slug":"russia-claims-sweeping-gains-in-kursk-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/100520\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia claims sweeping gains in Kursk region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Moscow\u2019s forces have also entered Sudzha, the largest town that fell under Kyiv\u2019s control, and were conducting \u201cassault operations\u201d there, the state TASS news agency reported. Kyiv launched its surprise assault on the Kursk region in August, but has steadily lost ground as Moscow deploys thousands of reinforcements including North Korean soldiers. Ukraine now risks losing its grip on the border region entirely, ceding dozens of square kilometres of territory in the past six days, according to military bloggers. Russian army units \u201cliberated the settlements of Kazachya Loknya, 1st Knyazhy, 2nd Knyazhy, Zamostye and Mirny\u201d in the Kursk region, all on the outskirts of Sudzha, the Russian defence ministry said Wednesday. \u201cThe information provided by our military shows that our troops are successfully advancing in the Kursk Region, liberating areas that were under the control of the militants. The dynamic is good,\u201d Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Video shared by Russian news outlets on Wednesday purported to show Russian troops waving a flag in the centre of Sudzha, which Kyiv captured shortly after its offensive began. Kursk was one of Kyiv\u2019s few bargaining chips in swapping land with Russia, which has seized and occupied around a fifth of Ukraine since it took Crimea in 2014 and launched its full-scale assault in February 2022. In a village east of the fighting, a Ukrainian attack on an agricultural plant killed four people, acting Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Moscow\u2019s forces have also entered Sudzha, the largest town that fell under Kyiv\u2019s control, and were conducting \u201cassault operations\u201d there, the state TASS news agency reported. Kyiv launched its surprise assault on the Kursk region in August, but has steadily lost ground as Moscow deploys thousands of reinforcements including North Korean soldiers. 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