Russia claims to have seized the border village of Oleshnya, pushing Ukrainian forces from one of their last footholds in the Kursk region, according to Russia's Defense Ministry

Russia said it ejected Ukrainian forces from a village in the Russian region of Kursk, leaving just one remaining settlement in the area under Ukraine’s control.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have secured positions in Russia’s Kursk region and continued advancing deeper into the Belgorod region. "I have just received a report from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.