Ukrainian troops are facing down a ferocious Russian counteroffensive in Kursk as Putin seeks to take back Russian land before any talks.

There were 170 combat engagements on the front line over the past day. Ukrainian forces repelled 30 enemy attacks in the Kursk region, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over the past day,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer.