Russia has intensified attacks on the town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast and its neighbouring villages. Source: Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi, press officer of the temporary military commandant's office on the territory of the Russian Federation,

Russian forces have recently intensified shelling of Sudzha in the Kursk region. Adjacent villages are also under attack, states Oleksii Dmitrashkivskyi, a press officer of the temporary military commandant's office in Russia,

As Ukrainian forces mount a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that success in this region would improve Kyiv’s bargaining position in any future ceasefire negotiations.

A total of 144 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield since the start of 9 January, with most of the fighting taking place on the Pokrovsk, Kursk and Kurakhove fronts. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook,

Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade said on Jan. 9 that it had, together with other units, repelled a "massive" Russian assault in the embattled Kursk Oblast, releasing footage of the engagement. The report came days after Ukraine reportedly launched renewed offensive operations in Kursk Oblast,

Ukrainian special forces destroy Russian equipment in Kursk Oblast – video The Russian army deployed an enormous amount of personnel and equipment, with tanks fitted with mine-clearing trailers leading enemy convoys.

A total of 192 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day. The most intense fighting has occurred on the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts, where 80 battles took place in total. Combat clashes also persist at the Kursk bridgehead held by the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

During Russia's attempts to seize the Ukrainian Armed Forces' position in the Kursk region in assaults with tanks and armored vehicles, the Ukrainian Defense Forces inflicted losses on Russian troops in both equipment and personnel.