At the height of the campaign, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian territory. Now they hold just a small sliver of land along the border.

Russian forces continue their offensive in the Kursk region. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the buffer zone controlled by Ukraine's Defense Forces continues to shrink, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Ukraine has confirmed its withdrawal from the biggest town it held in Kursk, as Russia battles the last of Kyiv’s troops out of the key region.In early August 2024, Ukrainian troops staged an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region,