KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all costs while others question the value of having gone in at all.
A Ukrainian soldier walks past a city hall in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of Russia, on Aug. 16, 2024. This image was approved by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry before publication. (AP Photo, File)
A Ukrainian soldier walks past a city hall in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of Russia, on Aug.
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