The Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost about half of the territory they took under control in the Kursk Oblast in August, but may hold the remaining part until

U.S. officials told Bloomberg on Dec. 27 that they believe Ukraine may only have a few months left in its incursion into Kursk Oblast until Ukraine's military is forced to retreat from the region or risk being encircled by Russian forces.

On Dec. 20, a Ukrainian strike on enemy forces near Novoivanovka in Russia's Kursk Oblast inflicted heavy losses on North Korean troops, according to Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR). The attack resulted in numerous casualties,

Overall, the Russian forces have suffered over 775,000 personnel killed or wounded in over 1,000 days of fighting.

The Centre for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed that the 25 December strike on the command post of the Russian 810th Marine Brigade in Lgov, Kursk Oblast, likely killed the brigade's deputy commander and 17 other soldiers.

Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied by daily combat losses and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk.

Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralised in the battle for Russia's Kursk region. View on euronews

KYIV: Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all costs, while others question the value of having ventured in at all.

Anonymous US officials believe that should Russia intensify its efforts to push Ukrainian forces out of Kursk Oblast from the start of the new year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces may need to retreat by spring 2025 to avoid encirclement.