Russian forces have changed tactics in Kursk in an attempt to drive Ukrainian troops out ahead of upcoming peace negotiations.

Russian forces have taken back more than 800 square km (309 square miles) of territory from Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, or about 64% of the total taken by Ukraine since an incursion began last year,

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said an agreement had been reached to evacuate residents of Russia’s Kursk region who are currently in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, reported RIA Novosti.

MOSCOW: Moscow has struck a deal with Kyiv and the Red Cross to evacuate residents from the embattled Kursk region, parts of which have been seized by

President Vladimir Putin told Russian media on Feb. 18 that Russian forces had crossed into Ukrainian territory from Kursk Oblast, a claim General Staff spokesperson Dmytro Lykhovyi has dismissed as part of a disinformation campaign.

Russian forces have ramped up attacks on Ukraine’s logistic networks in Kursk Oblast, further hampering the Ukrainian effort to hold on to the Russian territory it controls ahead of potential peace talks,

On Monday, Russian officials claimed that a deal had been struck with Ukraine to relocate civilians from the Kursk region, which has been partially o

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to evacuate residents of Kursk Oblast through Belarus to other regions of the country, a Russian official claimed on Feb. 24. "There are people who are already in Sumy (Oblast) today.