Kyiv launched its surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region last month, taking Moscow by surprise and quickly advancing some 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the border.
A group of Ukrainian soldiers rest in a village near the Russian border after taking part in Ukraine’s operation in Kursk.
Ivana Kottasova/CNNUkrainian officials said Moscow has sent some 30,000 troops into the Kursk region.
But they are finding the service doesn’t work at all in certain parts of the Kursk region.
(AP Photo) Efrem Lukatsky/APA group of Ukrainian soldiers rests after completing a long mission in Russia's Kursk region.
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