After launching the first invasion of Russia since World War II, Ukraine’s objectives for its Kursk incursion are becoming apparent.  Ukraine barely acknowledged the almost two-week-old campaign initially. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently laid out some of the goals his forces are trying to achieve.  According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine needs to shore up its…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced efforts to create a “buffer zone” in Russia’s Kursk Oblast following Ukraine’s destruction of two key bridges. The incursion aims to disrupt Russian logistics using U.S.-supplied HIMARS missiles. Zelensky emphasized the importance of weakening Russian war potential and highlighted diplomatic efforts with global partners. The ongoing offensive in Kursk and…

Ukraine declared full control over parts of Russia’s Kursk region on Thursday, Aug. 15, just 10 days into its surprise offensive. The incursion is the deepest breach into Russian territory since the war began in February 2022. Ukrainian forces announced on Thursday that they have setup a military administrative office to “maintain law and order”…

On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Armed Forces of Ukraine said it now controls around 386 square miles in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, an area roughly the size of Indianapolis. This region includes nearly 30 different towns or settlements and is home to hundreds of thousands of Russians, many of whom are now fleeing. Previously, Kyiv took…

What was first thought to be a small cross-border raid by Ukraine into Russia is now the deepest incursion into enemy territory made by either side since the war began. Kyiv is being pretty tight-lipped about the operation, but Russian military bloggers are not. As is usually the case, much of the information coming from…

Reports are swirling, saying Ukraine used cardboard kamikaze drones to attack the Kursk airfield in Russia. But did it really happen? On Aug. 27, the Kyiv Post quoted an anonymous source in the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU). The source said Ukraine used kamikaze drones from Australia to attack the Kursk airbase. Four Su-30 fighter…

In June, the United States started supplying Ukraine with high mobility artillery rocket system launchers, also called HIMARS. From the moment they hit the battlefield, HIMARS made a huge impact in how the war was being fought. This week, however, the Pentagon revealed the U.S. secretly modified the HIMARS given to Ukraine. According to the…