Kyiv launched a shock incursion into Russia's Kursk border region on Aug 6, advancing kilometres into Russian territory and seizing dozens of settlements.
Units of the 'North' group of troops liberated 10 settlements within two days,' Russia's defence ministry said in a statement posted on its Telegram channel.
However, last month’s surprise Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s southwestern Kursk region has placed the Russian military on the defensive, even as it continues its advance in Donbas.
A total of 143 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield in Ukraine over the past day, with the Russians conducting 63 assaults on the Kurakhove front and intensively attacking the Pokrovsk front.