An animated map of the #Kursk offensive from August 6 to 22, 2024, key movements and strategies during this operation. | Meanwhile in Ukraine

A look inside the Kursk operation through an interview with its architect—Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi. The objective was purely strategic: break Russia’s border defenses, push deep, destroy reserves, and force a halt to their summer campaign. In just three weeks, Ukrainian forces advanced across 1,300 square kilometers while Russia massed up to 70,000 troops in the area—and spent months bombing its own border settlements into ruins. | United24 Med