Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive in the Russian border region of Kursk, pushing several miles through its southeastern flank, it has been reported. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Ukraine may propose a territorial exchange with Russia, involving part of Russia’s Kursk region in return for Ukrainian land currently under occupation, stated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with The Guardian.

In the areas of the Kursk operation, new assaults have taken place,” Zelenskyy said during his Friday address, adding, “Russia has once again deployed North Korean soldiers alongside its troops.”