Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is now entering its third month, with scores of settlements still firmly under its control.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russians have attempted to push back Ukrainian troops from their positions in Russia's Kursk Oblast, but Ukraine's defence forces are holding their designated lines.

Ukraine’s outgunned and outmanned army had one major advantage over its enemy, internet through Starlink terminals. Now the Russians have it, too.

Ukraine has also made extensive use of drones during the war, including to attack military targets and energy installations on Russian territory. One such strike last month triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major weapons arsenal in Russia's Tver region, west of Moscow.

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican on Friday for help in securing the release of Ukrainians held captive by Russia.

The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces has said this redeployment weakens the Russian military position in Ukraine.

"We know about roughly 50,000 soldiers from other sectors who were transferred to the Kursk direction," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in a documentary aired on national television.

Russia has redeployed 50,000 soldiers from other directions to the Kursk region, announced the Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky. The Ukrainian portal Kyiv Independent highlighted that on September 19,