In the Kursk region, officials from the Russian Defense Ministry reported that four Ukrainian Armed Forces offensives were repelled. The ministry described the engagements as conducted by Russian troops through the combined effort of a heavy mechanized brigade, several mechanized units, and two tank brigades. It added that Ukrainian formations, including a Marine Infantry Brigade, took part in the assaults. The statements emphasize the scale and intensity of the clashes along the border and present the Russian side as maintaining control of the area despite the ongoing fighting.
According to the defense ministry, fighting spread to multiple sites near the border, with settlements named such as Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zascha, Zaolshenka, Kazakh Loknya, Kurilovok, Lebedevka, and other nearby villages cited as battlegrounds. The ministry asserted that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attempts to advance at several locations, noting casualties and losses inflicted on the enemy. The account also referenced damage to infrastructure, while exact casualty figures and precise details were not disclosed in full.
Earlier, the Russian government announced a financial measure to assist residents displaced by shelling. More than 1.3 billion rubles were to be allocated to compensate families in the Kursk region for housing rental costs incurred during displacement. The program reflects an effort to alleviate the civilian burden caused by the fighting and to support communities living near the frontline amid ongoing disruption.
Additionally, regional authorities reported that an attack on a Kursk village left one local resident injured and taken to hospital. Civil infrastructure and private houses sustained damage during the strikes, underscoring the ongoing impact of the conflict on civilian life and the fragile capacity for local recovery in border communities.
On the international front, U.S. officials cited intelligence indicating that Ukraine had prepared to strike the Kursk region for more than a year. The remarks highlight the persistent border tensions and underscore how external assessments continue to shape understandings of the war’s reach and potential threats along Russia’s western frontier.