Ukraine Losing Previously Gained Territory in Kursk Region

Ukraine has lost more than 40 percent of the territory it gained in its invasion of Russia’s Kursk region in August, Reuters reported on November 23.

• Ukraine gained control of about 1,376 square kilometers of the Kursk region.
• Since then, almost 60,000 troops on Russia’s side have been stationed in the region.
• This includes thousands of North Korean soldiers.
• After Russian counteroffensives, Ukraine now controls only about 800 square kilometers of the Kursk region.

Ukraine under pressure: Russia has also intensified attacks along the eastern front. Over the past week, Russia has launched over 800 guided aerial bombs, nearly 460 attack drones and more than 20 missiles, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The air raid siren has sounded almost daily across Ukraine this week. … Russia persists in its attempts to destroy our people, spread fear and panic, and weaken us.
—Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Expanding army: The number of Russian land forces is bigger now than it was at the start of the war in February 2022, but now soldiers are generally poorly trained and use lower quality equipment.

According to the Financial Times, Russia has recruited hundreds of Yemeni mercenaries to fight on the front lines. Other reports say Russia has also recruited individuals from Nepal, Somalia, India, Cuba and other nations.

Putin persists: Russian President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to give up his dream of fully conquering Ukraine. Bible prophecy shows that his determination will lead him to fight much larger wars in the future.

To learn about those prophecies, read The Prophesied ‘Prince of Russia.’