Kursk was a Project 949A Antey (Oscar II-class) submarine, twice the length of a 747 jumbo jet, and one of the largest submarines in the Russian Navy.

Kursk (Russian: Курск, IPA:) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 ( 2021 Census ) .

The Kursk offensive surprised both Russia and Ukraine's allies. [48] It is the most significant attack across the border since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, [ 58 ] and the first carried out primarily by Ukrainian regular forces.

Jan 6, 2025 · Ukraine on Sunday launched a shock new incursion into Russia's Kursk region, with battlefield maps showing reported advances. Newsweek has reached out to the Russian and Ukrainian Defense ...

Aug 16, 2024 · A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv’s forces seize scores of villages, attack air bases and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II.

Jan 13, 2025 · The fighting, in the Kursk region of Russia, has taken on a layer of significance for the territory’s potential to play a role in any cease-fire negotiations. Facing the prospect of an ...

Sep 13, 2024 · From poor navigation capabilities to dust and well-made Russian defenses, Ukraine’s soldiers reveal the difficulties they have faced in Kursk.

Jan 25, 2025 · Kursk, city and administrative centre of Kursk oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the upper Seym River, about 280 miles (450 km) south of Moscow. Kursk is one of the oldest cities in Russia.

Jan 14, 2025 · Over the weekend of August 12–13, 2000, while on a naval exercise inside the Arctic Circle, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea with all hands on board. The entire 118-strong crew perished on the Oscar II class submarine, built in …

Jan 11, 2025 · Ukraine doubles down on Kursk, seeking to hold off Russian and North Korean forces and keep leverage in potential negotiations with Moscow.