Ukrainian forces on Sunday launched a new offensive inside Russia's western Kursk border region, going on the attack with substantial forces.

Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed 199 times in the war zone since the beginning of the day on 6 January, with most of the fighting taking place on the Kursk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook,

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Monday, 6 January, that Ukraine continues to maintain a buffer zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast five months after launching the operation. Source: Zelenskyy in an evening address on 6 January Quote: "Second - the Kursk operation.

Kyiv troops attacked in at least three areas within the Kursk region, some using armoured vehicles, according to the Institute for the Study of War

Russian forces continue to make costly but consistent gains in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. They are steadily grinding down a pocket of resistance around the town of Kurakhove and are also fighting to envelop the larger nearby city of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian soldiers and officials said.

Ukraine's fresh offensive in Kursk comes nearly six months after Kyiv first sent troops into the western Russian region.

Russia’s defence ministry may believe its forces are “defeating” Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the Kursk region, but Vladimir Putin clearly doesn’t.

Yunus-Bek Yevkurov—who played a key role in negotiations during a 2023 mutiny attempt led by Yevgeny Prigozhin—arrived in the Kursk region on Sunday.

Russia's Kursk region may signal the beginning of the end for Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2025. The Russian front near Kursk appears highly unstable, reports The Telegraph. According to The Telegraph,

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at this week’s meeting in Germany.

PM on January 6 (Kyiv time), 199 combat engagements occurred in the frontline since the beginning of the day. The Kursk and Pokrovsk directions are the hottest, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.