Avdiivka falls; Kursk incursion — Key Events — Ukraine–Russia

What happened

Russia takes Avdiivka at heavy cost and presses in Donbas; Ukraine answers with a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region.

Both sides show they can still surprise — while the front's centre of gravity grinds toward the Pokrovsk axis.

Confidence: High

When2024

WhereDonbas / Kursk (RU)

KindMilitary · Territorial change

ArenaThe eastern front

Confidence: High Sources: Established historical record · ISW campaign assessments ↗ Methodology Corrections

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Connected records

4 records that this event names, or that name it — every one an explicit reference in a published record, nothing inferred from subject matter.

Part of1

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Donbas attritionAvdiivka and the shift of initiative

Participants2

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Also named1

UMPK glide bombs

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