The Battle of Kursk, between Germany and the USSR, is considered the battle that determined the outcome of World War II. Will Russia Win Now? Understanding the objectives of this operation is ...

Kursk is a powerful symbol. In 1943, the Kursk battle turned the tide of World War II and put the Soviet forces on their way to victory. The 2024 battle may also prove to be significant.

To bastardize Faulkner, in Ukraine’s capital, the past isn’t past: it is a soldier in the battles of the present and the ...

Soldiers and military analysts say that Ukraine is largely holding onto land it seized in the Kursk region ... the first invasion of Russia since World War II as a mere distraction.

And it also regained the initiative with its surprise incursion into the Russian region of Kursk in August ... operation on Russian soil since World War II — caught Russia and the West off ...

Drones, artillery and guided munitions have made movement so hazardous that they raise questions about whether armies can ...

Ukraine lost the Donbas coal-mining city of Vuhledar, amid a relentless, months-long offensive by Russian forces. It probably doesn’t herald the entire collapse of Ukrainian lines, but it’s definitely ...

Russia and Ukraine have fought for a decade. The Israel-Hamas war is part of a conflict dating back generations. NPR’s Greg ...

Sean Bell served as a combat pilot and air vice marshal in the Royal Air Force and held several other positions in the ...