Ukrainian troops are holding the front line in Russia's Kursk Oblast despite Russian attempts to break through, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 12. "There were attempts by Russia to push back our positions. But we are holding the defined lines," he said.

Kyiv's human rights ombudsman has written to the UN, after reports that Russia executed Ukrainian PoWs.

Russian forces launched a new counterattack against Ukraine's left flank in Russia's Kursk Oblast, several Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels claimed on Oct. 10. A Ukrainian official commented that the "Russian plan in Kursk Oblast has been thwarted so far" as Russian forces suffered losses.

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