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Ukraine
first captured a part of Russia's Kursk region in August last year,
after it launched a counteroffensive across the border.
Western allies say Russia has deployed roughly 11,000 North Korean soldiers to the theatre to dislodge the incursion.
Russian military bloggers say a renewed push by Ukrainian forces over the weekend has put pressure on Moscow's forces.
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Russian
forces are reportedly under pressure amid a fresh push by the Ukrainian
military to claim more territory in the partly occupied Kursk region.
Ukraine staged a surprise counteroffensive in early August, sending troops over the Russian border into Kursk.
They have held a small part of the Russian region ever since.
On Sunday, Russia's defence ministry released a statement saying it had repelled two Ukrainian attacks.
"Artillery
and aviation of the North group of [Russian] forces defeated the
assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the ministry said.
Russia's
influential war bloggers, who support Moscow's war in Ukraine but have
often reported critically on failings and setbacks, indicated that the
latest Ukrainian assault had put Russian forces on the defensive.
"Despite
strong pressure from the enemy, our units are heroically holding the
line," the Operativnye Svodki (Operational Reports) channel said.
It
said artillery and small-arms battles were taking place, and Ukraine
was using Western-armoured vehicles to bring in large numbers of
infantry.
Ukrainian officials offered limited information about the offensive.
"Russia is getting what it deserves," Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said.
Some analysts have speculated Ukraine's occupation of Russian territory in the Kursk region could be a valuable bargaining chip if peace negotiations are held between the two sides.
Incoming
US president Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to broker peace and end
the conflict, which has been raging since February 2022.
Zelenskyy says North Korea suffering losses
In
recent months, approximately 11,000 North Korean troops have been
deployed in the Kursk region to support Moscow's forces, according to
Western and Ukrainian intelligence.
Russia has neither confirmed nor denied their presence.
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian and North Korean forces had suffered heavy losses.
"In
battles yesterday and today near just one village, Makhnovka, in Kursk
region, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry
soldiers and Russian paratroops," Mr Zelenskyy said.
"This is significant."
On Sunday, Ukraine's air defences shot down 61 out of 103 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack, the air force said.
Russia said it had destroyed five Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.
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