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El gráfico muestra áreas de control en la región de Kursk.
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Ucrania lanza una nueva ofensiva en la región rusa de Kursk

By Jordi Bou

January 6, 2025 - Las fuerzas ucranianas han iniciado un contraataque en la región rusa de Kursk en lo que parece un intento de recuperar la iniciativa en el campode batalla antes del retorno de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca.

Russia’s defence ministry said its forces were beating back the Ukrainian forces but some reports from Russian military bloggers suggested the Russian side had come under heavy pressure.

The latest Kursk raid was made possible by freezing weather, which made it easier for Ukrainian armoured units to advance. There were reports that U.S.-supplied Bradley fighting vehicles were deployed to ferry Ukrainian infantry to forward positions beneath a tree line.

Despite holding less than half of the territory it seized in its Kursk offensive last summer, Ukraine has managed in recent weeks to slow Russia’s advances reinforced by thousands of North Korean soldiers.

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PUBLISHED: 06/01/2025; STORY: Graphic News
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