EADaily, August 27th, 2025. Eight residents of the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region, who were in Ukrainian captivity, returned home and told about their experiences.

Is Russia on the brink of collapse? Examining the impact of the Ukraine war, including the Kursk attack, internal dissent, and Putin's grip on power.

The Russian Defence Ministry has replaced the commander of the Sever (North) group of forces, dismissing General Alexander Lapin. Source: Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza, citing the Russian Defence Ministry Details: Colonel General Yevgeny Nikiforov has been appointed as the new commander of Russia's Sever group of forces.

A Ukrainian drone strike has caused a transformer fire at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, briefly reducing reactor output.

The deputy governor of Kursk, a Russian region bordering Ukraine, Vladimir Bazarov, has been detained over a criminal case involving embezzlement of $12.4 million meant for defensive fortifications. This development follows corruption investigations into Russian officials since Ukraine's significant military incursion last year.

A pilot in Putin's air force carried out a devastating bomb attack on a Russian village, almost completely flattening it in the process. Karyzh village is located on the bank of the Seym River, 7 kilometres from the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Kursk region.

North Korean state media released a highly produced video it says depicts its soldiers fighting Ukrainian forces in the Russian region of Kursk. The footage was screened during a ceremony led by Kim Jong-un honoring soldiers killed in the fighting.

Russia has accused Ukraine of striking a nuclear power plant in the Kursk region during a wave of drone attacks overnight on Sunday. Drone Strikes and Nuclear Concerns The incident coincided with Ukraine’s celebrations marking 34 years since its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.