It’s been six months since Ukraine launched its surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region and its forces are still in control of a big chunk of the ceased territory – and as calls for peace negotiations grow louder,

Russian sources claim that Moscow’s forces have temporarily halted Ukraine’s advance southeast of Sudzha, though they admit that Ukrainian troops still hold positions near Cherkaska Konopelka, Fanasiivka,

Ukrainian forces have advanced up to five kilometres behind Russian lines in a fresh assault on the Kursk border region, footage suggests...