Ukraine says it kept its plans for the Kursk offensive secret even from the Pentagon. Here's why.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden
Zelenskyy defiantly explained why he didn't share details of the Kursk incursion with the West.

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Ukraine is rationing shells on the front with ammo redirected for the assault on Kursk, commander says

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Ukrainian soldiers of a mortar unit fired a mortar in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.
Ukrainian mortar unit firing in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.

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Ukraine's 'rapid' incursion into Kursk shows it's learned from months of grinding warfare, military analysts say

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A destroyed Russian tank on a roadside near Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia
A destroyed Russian tank on a roadside near Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, on August 16, 2024.

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Video appears to show Ukrainian strike on key Russian bridge, which Moscow says was likely carried out using US-made HIMARS rockets

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A bridge crossing the River Seym in Russia was destroyed by Ukraine.
A bridge crossing the River Seym in Russia was destroyed by Ukraine.

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Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through

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A Ukrainian soldier firing a machine gun at Russian drones.
"We joked that it wasn't April 1st. The commander just smiled, knowing we had no idea what was awaiting us," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy, said of the orders to invade Russia, per The Economist.

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Ukrainian paratroopers put out a new video they say shows the first hours of the invasion of Russia

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A tank is seen next to defensive fortifications in a video said to show Ukrainian forces during the early hours of their Kursk invasion on August 6.
A tank is seen next to defensive fortifications in a video said to show Ukrainian forces during the early hours of their Kursk invasion on August 6, 2024.

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Russia has likely diverted thousands of soldiers to counter Ukraine offensive, US officials say

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In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, soldiers sit in a military truck as a column of the Russian Armed Forces move to build up forces conducting active combat operations with Ukrainian formations in the Sudzhansky district of Kursk region of Russia. One solider waves at the camera.
Russia is moving troops to defend Kursk — though many are likely conscripts from within the country.

Ukraine's invasion of Russia is showing how good it is at hitting Putin's weak spots

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's meets top military officials in the Kremlin amid the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk in August, 2024.

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Ukraine says over 100 Russian soldiers surrendered in one go after being abandoned by their commanders in Kursk

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Blindfolded men in uniforms sit in a covered facility.
Ukraine posted footage of men in uniforms being held by its troops, saying it seized over 100 Russian soldiers who surrendered in Kursk.

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Maps show how much Russian territory Ukraine is thought to have captured just over a week into its invasion

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Two Ukrainians in an infantry fighting vehicle. One is holding a peace sign, houses in the background.
Ukrainian service members riding in a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle near the Russian border on Saturday.

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