In early October, Russian regiments and brigades in western Russia’s KurskOblast launched a powerful offensive aimed at eliminating the 250-square-mile salient that Ukrainian forces carved out ...
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has dismissed Russiaʼs KurskOblast Governor Alexei Smirnov and appointed Alexander Khinshtein, a member of the State Duma, as acting head of the oblast. This is ...