Why Ukraine is launching its new Kursk offensive right now | DW News

The office of President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian forces have launched a new offensive in Russia's Kursk region. Ukrainian troops have occupied Russian soil since August, when they first advanced into the Kursk area, and have resisted efforts to expel them. Russian media, citing the country's defense ministry, say their troops have so far repelled these latest Ukrainian advances. 00:00 New Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region 00:28 Marina Miron, military analyst at King’s College London For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1