Kursk was a Project 949A Antey (Oscar II-class) submarine, twice the length of a 747 jumbo jet, and one of the largest submarines in the Russian Navy.

Kursk (Russian: Курск, IPA:) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 ( 2021 Census ) .

The Kursk offensive surprised both Russia and Ukraine's allies. [48] It is the most significant attack across the border since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, [ 58 ] and the first carried out primarily by Ukrainian regular forces.

Jan 6, 2025 · Ukraine on Sunday launched a shock new incursion into Russia's Kursk region, with battlefield maps showing reported advances. Newsweek has reached out to the Russian and Ukrainian Defense ...

Sep 13, 2024 · From poor navigation capabilities to dust and well-made Russian defenses, Ukraine’s soldiers reveal the difficulties they have faced in Kursk.

Jan 13, 2025 · The fighting, in the Kursk region of Russia, has taken on a layer of significance for the territory’s potential to play a role in any cease-fire negotiations. Facing the prospect of an ...

Jan 5, 2025 · The Kursk offensive – the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II – took Russia and Ukraine’s allies by surprise when it was launched.

Dec 28, 2024 · Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied by daily combat losses and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk.

Jan 14, 2025 · Over the weekend of August 12–13, 2000, while on a naval exercise inside the Arctic Circle, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea with all hands on board. The entire 118-strong crew perished on the Oscar II class submarine, built in …

Nov 11, 2024 · 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.