Ukrainian Forces Struggle to Maintain Toehold in Russian Border Region: Kyiv

Hard-pressed Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold onto territory they captured this summer in Russia’s western Kursk region, according to military officials in Kyiv. Writing on the Telegram messaging app, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian military, said that Russian forces deployed in Kursk were “trying to dislodge” Ukraine’s troops and “advance deep into the territory” that Ukraine controls. Syrskyi reportedly made the remarks during an unannounced visit to the frontline in Kursk on Nov. 11. He also claimed that the offensive in Kursk had succeeded in drawing elite Russian units from the Donbas region, comprising Donetsk and Luhansk, where Moscow’s forces have made significant gains in recent weeks....