Ukrainian military members described the escalation of the fighting in Kursk in recent months and said that machine-gunners "could not handle the pace of killing," according to The New York Times.

KYIV - Ukraine said on Feb 1 that Moscow had struck a boarding school building sheltering civilians in the Kyiv-held town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region, trapping dozens under the rubble.

Ukrainian forces rolled the dice on a gamble and advanced into the Russian region of Kursk in August. They opted to use precious manpower and weaponry in a bold play to divert Russian resources, ...