Retreat from Kursk marks end of audacious incursion

Shaun Walker

Under constant attack from drones attached to fibre optic cables, the soldiers scrambled in groups of two or three along hidden tracks or through fields, often walking several kilometres to reach Ukrainian territory. The Ukrainian retreat from the Kursk region, carried out in stages beginning at the start of March, appears to mark the end of one of the most audacious operations of the conflict, and strips Ukraine of one of its few solid bargaining chips in possible peace negotiations with Russia. For seven months, Ukraine held on to a chunk of Russian territory, including the town of Sudzha, which had a prewar population of about 5,000. It was the first time a foreign army had occupied Russian land since the second world war. Russia, with the help of North…

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Guardian Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 21 March 2025

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