Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia, ending an offensive that had stunned the Kremlin over the summer with its speed and audacity.
Ukrainian soldiers at the front described a retreat that was organized in places and chaotic in others, as Russian forces stormed through their lines and forced them back to a sliver of land along the border.
By the time one Ukrainian assault platoon retreated from its position less than a week ago, all the soldiers’ vehicles had been destroyed, drones hunted them night and day, and they were almost out of ammunition.
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